title: [Pulmonary complications following surgical abdominal interventions. Identification of various risk groups].
abstract: Incidence and type of postoperative complications were prospectively analyzed in 2280 patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. 6.6% had one or more pulmonary complications requiring therapeutic intervention (2.3% pneumonia, 1.6% drained pleural effusions, 1.2% atelectases). Based on univariate and logistic regression analyses, the following parameters constitute high-risk patients with regard to pulmonary complications: Elective surgery (4.3%, 61/1428): anemia (7.2% pulmonary complications), pathological blood gas analysis (9.8%), preoperative hospitalization greater than 1 week (6.3%), blood loss under operations greater than 1000 ml (10.5%), length of the operation greater than 3 h (9.7%); emergency surgery (10.4%, 89/852): upper gastrointestinal operation (16.2%), age greater than 75 (19.9%), ASA IV/V (28%), anemia (19.6%), chronic bronchitis (19%), pathological blood gas analysis (26.6%), diabetes (16.5%), heart failure (18.2%), blood loss under operation greater than 1000 ml (24.3%), length of the operation greater than 2 h (15.4%). These results allow to distinguish between different levels of pulmonary risk.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Menke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Böttger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bahr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Junginger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Pulmonale Komplikationen nach abdominalchirurgischen Eingriffen. Identifizierung unterschiedlicher Risikogruppen.