Duration of anaesthesia, type of surgery, respiratory co-morbidity, predicted VO2max and smoking predict postoperative pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery: An observational study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-198

  Scholes, Rebecca L ^a,b   Browning, Laura ^b   Sztendur, Ewa M ^c   Denehy, Linda ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Physical therapy modalities; Postoperative care; Postoperative complications; Prevention and control; Risk; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; TIME;

ABDOMEN; ANESTHESIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349768766     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(09)70081-9     Document Type: Article

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