title: Postoperative pulmonary complications: reducing risks for noncardiac surgery.
abstract: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major contributor to the overall risk of noncardiac surgery that may lead to serious postoperative morbidity and long-term mortality. Nurse practitioners should be familiar with risk indices for PPCs, clinical guidelines, and risk reduction strategies to prevent PPCs and improve PPC outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program, St. Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thanavaro
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Foner
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors