Perioperative risk factors for pulmonary complications after non-cardiac surgery

Conclusion: We found 5% incidence of PPC in our study. Recognition of the delineated risk factors and routine use of ARISCAT score for preoperative assessment may help identify patients at a higher risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications.

Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - February 17, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Surbhi Gupta Roshan Joseph Fernandes Joseph Sushil Rao Radhika Dhanpal Source Type: research