title: Postoperative complications after thoracic surgery for lung cancer.
abstract: Postoperative complications and related risk factors after lung reduction surgery are analyzed based on a review of the literature. In particular the pathogenesis of some of postoperative respiratory disorders is carefully assessed. Most commonly cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory failure, bronchopleural fistula are observed. Main risk factors for postoperative complications are old age, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary disease, poor nutritional state, neoadjuvant therapy. Attention should be paid to all these factors, both in preoperative assessment and postoperative care, to prevent and promptly treat postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy. lauramaugeri@libero.it
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maugeri
authors.forename: Giuseppe Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Corbo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valente
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures