Key result
A review of clinical records indicates that anesthesia is one of several factors contributing to postoperative lung complications, though properly administered ether is unlikely to be the primary cause.
Why the study?
Does the anesthetic contribute to postoperative lung complications in patients undergoing surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing operations at the Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago, particularly abdominal operations.
Design
Review
Authors
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Properly administered ether unlikely primary driver of postoperative pulmonary complications; leaves open anesthesia's role amid modern agents and techniques.
Does the anesthetic contribute to postoperative lung complications in patients undergoing surgery?
Properly administered ether anesthesia is unlikely to be the primary cause of postoperative lung complications, which most frequently follow abdominal operations.
Isabella C. Herb (1922) conducted a review in Postoperative lung complications. Anesthesia was evaluated. A review of clinical records indicates that anesthesia is one of several factors contributing to postoperative lung complications, though properly administered ether is unlikely to be the primary cause.
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