A novel nephrectomy-specific respiratory failure index using the ACS-NSQIP dataset.

Christian H AyoubJose M El-AsmarAdnan El-AchkarAli DakroubElia Abou ChawarebLayane El-KhouryHani TamimViviane ChalhoubAlbert El-Hajj

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2023)

The NSRF is a procedure tailored index for predicting post-operative respiratory failure. It is a valuable tool in the pre-operative evaluation setting that can help identify high-risk patients who will require additional respiratory evaluation and preparation for their surgery.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
minimally invasive
acute coronary syndrome
robot assisted
quality improvement
intensive care unit
mass spectrometry