The Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Postoperative Pneumonia

Postoperative pneumonia is a common complication of surgery, and is associated with marked morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in surgical and anesthetic technique, it persists as a frequent postoperative complication. Many studies have aimed to assess its burden, as well as associated risk fa...

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Autores principales: Chughtai, Morad, Gwam, Chukwuweike U., Mohamed, Nequesha, Khlopas, Anton, Newman, Jared M., Khan, Rafay, Nadhim, Ali, Shaffiy, Shervin, Mont, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2017
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28496546
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr3002w
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Sumario:Postoperative pneumonia is a common complication of surgery, and is associated with marked morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in surgical and anesthetic technique, it persists as a frequent postoperative complication. Many studies have aimed to assess its burden, as well as associated risk factors. However, this complication varies among the different surgical specialties, and there is a paucity of reports that comprehensively evaluate this complication. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to review the epidemiology and risk factors of postoperative pneumonia in the setting of: 1) general surgery; 2) cardiothoracic surgery; 3) orthopedic and spine surgery; and 4) head and neck surgery.

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