Postoperative pulmonary complications are associated with increased morbidity, length of
hospital stay, and mortality after major surgery. Intraoperative lung-protective mechanical …

Background: Recent studies show that intraoperative mechanical ventilation using low tidal
volumes (VT) can prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The aim of this …

Background There is a need for robust, clearly defined, patient-relevant outcome measures
for use in randomised trials in perioperative medicine. Our objective was to establish …

Background Long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction may occur in the elderly. Age
may be a risk factor and hypoxaemia and arterial hypotension causative factors. We …

Background Current knowledge of the risk for postoperative pulmonary complications
(PPCs) rests on studies that narrowly selected patients and procedures. Hypothesizing that …

Background Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after noncardiac surgery is strongly
associated with increasing age in elderly patients; middle-aged patients (aged 40-60 yr) …

Background: Major surgery is frequently associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction
(POCD) in elderly patients. Type of surgery and hospitalization may be important prognostic …

Background: No externally validated risk score for postoperative pulmonary complications
(PPCs) is currently available. The authors tested the generalizability of the Assess …

Background Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) represent the
most common cause of serious perioperative morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to identify …

Background: Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) has been linked to many surgical settings.
The authors aimed to analyze functional genetic polymorphisms and clinical factors that …