Preoperative inspiratory muscle weakness as a risk factor of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with esophageal cancer.

Kazuki OkuraAkiyoshi SutoYusuke SatoYusuke TakahashiKazutoshi HatakeyamaYushi NagakiAkiyuki WakitaYuji KasukawaNaohisa MiyakoshiYoshihiro Minamiya

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2023)

Preoperative IMW was associated with PPCs in patients with esophageal cancer who underwent subtotal esophagectomy. This association remained after adjusting for preoperative and intraoperative contributing factors.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk factors
pulmonary hypertension