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Pre- and intra-operative risk factors predict postoperative respiratory failure after minimally invasive oesophagectomy.

Boyao YuZhi-Chao LiuLong ZhangJie PanChao JiangChunguang LiZhigang Li
Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Obesity, severe diffusion dysfunction and upper segment oesophageal cancer were strong predictive factors. The established predictive model has acceptable predictive validity for postoperative respiratory failure after minimally invasive oesophagectomy, which may improve the identification of high-risk patients and enable health-care professionals to perform risk assessment for postoperative respiratory failure at the initial consultation.
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