title: Postoperative pulmonary complications.
abstract: This discussion presented the most common causes of postoperative pulmonary complications. The categories of obstruction, hypoxemia, and hypoventilation were used for structure, with the most common causes of each identified. Problems and patients at risk for these problems have been identified along with treatment priorities. The reader is reminded that the categories of obstruction, hypoxemia, and hypoventilation cannot be taken as absolute. The existence of one usually suggests the presence of another.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Litwack
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011997:Recovery Room; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors