Use of risk calculator in predicting postoperative respiratory failure in patients undergoing elective/emergency surgery at a tertiary care hospital in South India

Background and Objective: Post-operative respiratory failure (PRF) is one of the serious and common complications associated with poor outcomes, prolonged hospital stay and increased health care expenditure. Objective identification of factors leading to PRF would help optimization of patients and i...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Main Authors:	Surendran Aneeshkumar, Lakshmikanthan Sundararajan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2020-01-01
Subjects:	elective/emergency surgery postoperative respiratory failure risk calculator
Online Access:	http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=47;epage=51;aulast=Aneeshkumar