Airflow Limitation Predicts Postoperative Pneumonia after Esophagectomy.

Suguru MaruyamaAkihiko OkamuraNaoki IshizukaYasukazu KanieKei SakamotoDaisuke FujiwaraJun KanamoriYu ImamuraMasayuki Watanabe

Published in: World journal of surgery (2021)

The airflow limitation can help predict the occurrence of pneumonia after esophagectomy in patients with and without COPD. Exclusive preventive measures should be considered in patients with reduced %FEV1 undergoing esophagectomy.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
risk assessment
patients undergoing
community acquired pneumonia
intensive care unit
minimally invasive
mechanical ventilation