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Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: A Review of the Literature and Implications for Practice

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) remain a major concern despite advancements in the healthcare system. The rate of occurrence of PPCs can vary greatly according to factors related to the patient and the surgery itself. The term PPCs refers to a variety of respiratory conditions that can occur, typically within the first seven days following surgery. Examples of these conditions are atelectasis, chest infection, and respiratory failure. When functional residual capacity (FRC) is reduced, it can lead to changes in the ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) ratio which can lead to the development of atelectasis.It may take several days for the alveolar-to-arterial oxygen difference to return to normal. There have been numerous published prediction models for PPCs such as ARISCAT score, PERISCOPE, and LAS VEGAS score but many of them have limitations. PPCs have been associated with higher postoperative morbidity, and prolonged hospital stay which in turn results in higher healthcare costs. As such, it is important for anesthetists and surgeons to be cautious of patients at higher risk and take preventative strategies to lower PPCs.
 

DOI

10.21608/scumj.2024.345749

Keywords

respiratory complications, ARISCAT score, Postoperative morbidity, Postoperative mortality

Authors

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Mohammad

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Salama

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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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mohammadelhossieny88@med.suez.edu.eg

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Ismailia

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0000-0003-2273-9810

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Ezzat M.

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El-Taher

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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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Ahmad H.

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Al-Touny

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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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Reda A.

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Ismail

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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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Mohamed E.

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Abdel-Ghaffar

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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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27

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2

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46317

Issue Date

2024-02-01

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2024-03-14

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2024-02-01

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1110-6999

Online ISSN

2090-2581

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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https://scumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: A Review of the Literature and Implications for Practice

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24 Dec 2024