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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

Insights

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.

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.
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