Prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications through pulmonary function tests and cadiopulmonary tests in patients undergoing non-thoracic surgery

Abstract

Postoperative pulmonary complications have a significant incidence and impact on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing non thoracic surgery, hence the importance of identifying patients at risk, the role of pulmonary function tests and tools to take Preoperative measures to reduce complications. A search was conducted in databases from 2009 to 2018, finding that patient characteristics and type of surgery are the most important predictors for complications with a limited role of lung function testing and deployment option risk scales that help identify patients at risk.