CLINICAL STUDY OF POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 15
Abstract
BACKGROUND Abdominal surgery is a challenging field, as the outcome of any operation depends on various factors. Postoperative pulmonary complications lead to prolonged morbidity. Many of patients with postoperative pulmonary complication require ventilatory support for a prolonged period. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective observational study of 18 months on patients diagnosed of pulmonary complications following abdominal surgeries in a tertiary care centre. RESULTS In our study, postoperative pulmonary complications were more common after emergency abdominal operations with 80.48% in old age patients with maximum being between the age group of 65 - 74 years. Eighty-two patients showed postoperative pulmonary complications, out of which 29 patients required ventilatory support. Nine patients needed additional intervention like chest tube drainage and tracheostomy. CONCLUSION Postoperative pulmonary complications are the most challenging complications a surgeon has to deal with after abdominal surgeries. Postoperative pulmonary complications depend on many factors related to the patient, surgeon and environment. The most common pulmonary complications after abdominal surgeries are pneumonia, atelectasis, pleural effusion, ARDS and lung collapse. Postoperative pulmonary complications increase the morbidity and mortality significantly and add to the economical burden of the patient and his family due to a prolonged stay in the hospital.
Authors and Affiliations
Neelam Charles, Mohit Ramesh Goyal, Sanjay Datey, Kshiteej Dhull, Sankalp Sharma, Shubham Malviya, Sunil Gurjar, Raunak Gupta
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