Prospective assessment of the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients submitted to upper abdominal surgery

Prospective assessment of the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients submitted to upper abdominal surgery

OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between preoperative variables and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) in elective upper abdominal surgery. DESIGN: Prospective clinical trial. SETTING: A tertiary university hospital. PATIENTS: 408 patients were prospectively analyzed during the preope...

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Main Authors: Eanes Delgado Barros Pereira, Ana Luisa Godoy Fernandes, Meide da Silva Anção, Clóvis de Araújo Peres, Álvaro Nagib Atallah, Sonia Maria Faresin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
abdominal surgery
risk factor
morbidity
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