Development and Validation of a Score for Prediction of Postoperative Respiratory Complications

Abstract

The authors developed and validated a score for the prediction of postoperative respiratory complications, a simple, 11-point score that can be used preoperatively by anesthesiologists to predict severe postoperative respiratory complications.

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“…7 Some risk factors for the development of respiratory complications after heart transplant have been described in the literature. 8,9 In heart transplant recipients duration of heart failure, multiple organ failure need for postoperative extracorporeal therapies and intense immunosuppression have been reported as risk factors for pulmonary complications. 3 Among our cardiac transplant recipients admitted to ICU, heart failure was the cause in 25.6% of the cases.…”

Early Effect of Tidal Volume on Lung Injury Biomarkers in Surgical Patients With Healthy Lungs

“…Understanding the early inflammatory changes triggered by different V T in healthy lungs, and the relationship of these changes with ventilatory parameters, may help identify injurious pulmonary insults and susceptible individuals. This knowledge may complement recently developed risk scores for predicting ARDS [15][16][17][18][19] or postoperative pulmonary complications 13,20 in their goal of early detection and prevention of lung inflammation.…”

Preoperative evaluation of adult patients before elective, noncardiothoracic surgery

“…Moreover, the risk of postoperative respiratory complications can be calculated using a simple score (. Table 7; [13]). …”