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Driving pressure during general anesthesia for open abdominal surgery (DESIGNATION) : study protocol of a randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Background Intraoperative driving pressure (Delta P) is associated with development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC). When tidal volume (V-T) is kept constant, Delta P may change according to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)-induced
Aarts, Leon P. H. J. +45 more
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Postoperative pulmonary complications following posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for congenital scoliosis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Congenital scoliosis (CS) may lead to more serious pulmonary complications compared with idiopathic scoliosis after spinal fusion surgery. However, little has been reported about postoperative pulmonary complication events in patients with CS ...
Si Yin +6 more
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Background Adjuvant regional anesthesia is often selected for patients or procedures with high risk of pulmonary complications after general anesthesia.
Karsten Bartels +13 more
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Background. Postoperative pulmonary complications are a wide variety of disorders that affect normal respiratory functions, which in turn lead to morbidity and mortality. The extent to which it occurs is not yet studied in most clinical settings.
Geresu Gebeyehu +2 more
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Introduction: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) account for a substantial proportion of risk related to surgery and anesthesia and are a major cause of postoperative morbidity, mortality and longer hospital stays.
Vaseema Thabassum Shaik +2 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and perioperative complications: a systematic review of the literature. [PDF]
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep related breathing disorder. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 25% in the general population.
Doghramji, MD, Karl +2 more
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Perioperative lung-protective ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing thoracic and major abdominal surgery [PDF]
The occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications is strongly associated with increased hospital mortality and prolonged postoperative hospital stays.
Sang-Heon Park
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Summary: Background: While an association of the intraoperative driving pressure with postoperative pulmonary complications has been described before, it is uncertain whether the intraoperative mechanical power is associated with postoperative pulmonary
Michiel T.U. Schuijt +12 more
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Post-operative pulmonary complications after thoracotomy
Pulmonary complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the post-operative period after thoracotomy. The type of complications and the severity of complications depend on the type of thoracic surgery that has been performed as well as on ...
Saikat Sengupta
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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