Risk Factors of Nobili et al for Pulmonary Complications After Hepatic Resection

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Nobili et al identified risk factors for pulmonary complications after hepatic resection. These can help to identify a patient who may require more aggressive pulmonary care. The authors are from Hopital de Hautepierre and Universite de Strasbourg in France.

Patient selection: hepatic resection

Risk factors for pulmonary complications NOS:

(1) prolonged surgery

(2) nasogastric tube

(3) intra-operative blood transfusion

(4) diabetes mellitus

(5) transverse subcostal bilateral muscle cutting incision

Risk factors for pleural effusion:

(1) prolonged surgery

(2) surgery on the right lobe of the liver

(3) neoadjuvant chemotherapy

(4) transverse subcostal bilateral muscle cutting incision

Risk factors for pneumonia:

(1) intra-operative blood transfusion

(2) diabetes mellitus

(3) atrial fibrillation

Risk factors for pulmonary embolism:

(1) history of previous thromboembolic event

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Risk Factors of Nobili et al for Pulmonary Complications After Hepatic Resection

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