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Postoperative pulmonary complications

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2003
Postoperative pulmonary complications, including pneumonia, bronchospasm, respiratory failure and prolonged mechanical ventilation, occur commonly and are a significant source of morbidity and mortality. This review will discuss the etiology of postoperative pulmonary complications and the interventions that reduce their risk.General anesthesia and ...
Peter, Rock, Preston B, Rich
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Postoperative mortality and complications

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology, 2011
Recent publications not only underline the risks of age and disease during surgery but also help us quantify the risks with greater precision. Importantly, patient factors often have a stronger association with postoperative mortality than surgical factors.
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Treatment of Postoperative Complications

2008
The rate of complications with spinal procedures is dependent on the type of surgery, the spinal pathology, the experience of the surgeon and confounding factors such as age and comorbidities. These factors have to be taken into account in the discussion of complications.
Krismer, M, Boos, N
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Postoperative Spine Complications

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2014
Imaging of the postoperative spine is common, although it remains a difficult task for radiologists. This article presents an overview of common surgical approaches and spinal hardware, and specific complications that may be associated with each procedure.
Morgan C, Willson, Jeffrey S, Ross
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Postoperative complications of capsulorhexis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 1993
Capsulorhexis has become the preferred method of anterior capsulotomy, and untoward effects have not been frequently noted. Nevertheless, distinct complications of continuous tear anterior capsulotomy are now recognized. These include capsular bag hyperdistention, shrinkage of the anterior capsule opening with visual loss and/or intraocular lens ...
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POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS

Medical Clinics of North America, 2001
Patients undergoing elective surgery first need to be screened for operative risks by reviewing factors that relate to the patient and factors that relate to the procedure they are undergoing. The identification of high-risk patients undergoing high-risk procedures may be aided by reviewing the following factors: the presence of symptomatic lung ...
E, Trayner, B R, Celli
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Postoperative complications of prostatectomy

International Urology and Nephrology, 1982
A statistical analysis of the postoperative complications of prostatectomy in 100 cases is presented. Significant differences in the times of convalescence were found according to the surgical modifications employed. The advantages of epidural anaesthesia are pointed out.
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Postoperative Complications and Postoperative Care

1988
Relatively few postoperative complications are due to errors in operating technique. Other factors are far more important such as the nature and complications of the underlying disease, the extent of the operative procedure, coexisting diseases, general health, age, etc.
R. Häring, G. Berger
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Postoperative complications

The American Journal of Surgery, 1960
A W, LOBB, H, ANSINGH
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Prediction of Postoperative Complications

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1988
K E, Giercksky, S, Danielsen, A, Revhaug
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