title: Evidence-based patient safety advisory: patient assessment and prevention of pulmonary side effects in surgery. Part 2. Patient and procedural risk factors.
abstract: Several factors may increase a patient's risk for perioperative pulmonary complications. This practice advisory provides an overview of the preoperative steps that should be performed to ensure appropriate patient selection and patient safety with regard to pulmonary complications. Procedural and patient-related risk factors are discussed, as are recommendations for perioperative management and strategies for minimizing complications.
authors.affiliation: Arlington Heights, Ill. From the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' Patient Safety Committee.
authors.forename: Phillip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Haeck
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Iverson
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety
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