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Perioperative pulmonary complications.

D C Johnson1, L J Kaplan

  • 1Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. dirk.johnson@yale.edu

Current Opinion in Critical Care
|July 8, 2011
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Optimizing perioperative pulmonary management is crucial for reducing complications. Early risk assessment and interventions across all surgical phases improve patient outcomes and lower resource utilization.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Perioperative pulmonary complications (POPCs) are frequent and resource-intensive.
  • Effective management strategies are needed throughout the surgical care continuum.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current concepts in perioperative pulmonary management.
  • To focus on implementable interventions for clinicians.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on perioperative pulmonary management.
  • Analysis of evolving risk assessment tools and management strategies.

Main Results:

  • Preoperative risk assessment tools for POPCs are advancing for pediatric and adult patients.
  • Intraoperative management significantly impacts patient outcomes.
  • Late POPCs may present with identifiable clinical signs.

Conclusions:

  • POPCs are common, impacting resource use and patient outcomes.
  • Comprehensive risk mitigation strategies are essential, spanning preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care.
  • Preoperative assessment and targeted interventions can reduce patient risk.