[Preoperative evaluation of patients with disturbed respiratory functions].
It is difficult to predict the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications. We analyzed correlation between postoperative pulmonary complications and pre-operative pulmonary functions in patients with severely disturbed respiratory functions; i.e. %VC of under 50% or FEV1% of under 50%, for the past 6 years. Pulmonary complications developed in 15 of the 137 patients studied (10.9%). Of the 108 patients with preoperative %VC of under 50%, pulmonary complications developed in 7 patients (6.5%). Of the 29 patients with preoperative FEV1% under 50%, pulmonary complications developed in 8 patients (27.5%). We found that postoperative pulmonary complications correlate well with preoperative FEV1%.
Nomoto
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Department of Anesthesiology, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki.
Abe
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests