title: [Risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications after gastroduodenal operation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) after gastroduodenal operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  From December 1999 to December 2003, clinical data of 508 patients undergoing gastroduodenal operation were analyzed retrospectively. Risk factors for PPC were screened.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The complication rate of PPC was 25.8% (131/508). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age (OR=1.052), history of respiratory diseases (OR=2.915), serum albumin level (OR=0.995), length of intratracheal intubation (OR=1.005), length of nasogastric intubation (OR=1.059) and length of postoperative mechanical ventilation (OR=1.367) were risk factors for PPC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with old age, lower serum albumin level, intraoperative or postoperative nasogastric intubation, intratracheal intubation or long-term mechanical ventilation were more prone to develop PPC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. jiangsp@mail.china.com
authors.forename: Shan-ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhi-ying
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-wen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhi-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Jian-xi
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult