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  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pulmonology

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  • Postoperative respiratory failure (PRF) is the most common pulmonary complication following surgery.
  • PRF significantly increases hospital stay duration and patient mortality rates.
  • Accurate definition and timing of PRF relative to surgical insult remain challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current understanding of PRF pathogenesis.
  • To identify key risk factors associated with PRF.
  • To discuss perioperative strategies for reducing PRF risk.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on PRF.
  • Analysis of identified predictors across various surgical populations and large patient samples.
  • Evaluation of recently developed PRF risk-scoring systems and ongoing trials.

Main Results:

  • Surgery type, patient comorbidity, mechanical ventilation, and multiple lung insults are significant PRF predictors.
  • Risk-scoring systems are emerging for PRF prediction and testing preventive measures.
  • Evidence supports optimizing intraoperative ventilator management, fluid balance, surgical approach, infection control, and pain management.

Conclusions:

  • PRF presents a significant challenge to surgical teams, carrying life-threatening implications.
  • Risk prediction scales are being developed and validated using large population data.
  • High-quality trials are essential to evaluate preventive strategies, especially concerning ventilator use in diverse patient groups.