Table 2 Selected outcomes within seven and thirty days
From: Postoperative pulmonary complications following major elective abdominal surgery: a cohort study
At 7 days | |
Severe hypoxia | 6 (2.2) |
Bronchospasm | 1 (0.4) |
Suspected pulmonary infection | 24 (9.0) |
Pulmonary infiltrate | 11 (4.1) |
Aspiration pneumonitis | 2 (0.7) |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 2 (0.7) |
Atelectasis | 13 (4.9) |
Pleural effusion | 10 (3.7) |
Pulmonary oedema | 6 (2.2) |
Any postoperative pulmonary complication | 32 (11.9) |
Readmission to critical care | 7 (2.6) |
Reintubation | 5 (1.9) |
Length of hospital stay (days, IQR) | 4 (1–7) |
At 30 days | |
Accident and emergency attendance | 22 (8.2) |
Readmission | 46 (17.2) |
All complications | 59 (22.0) |
Non-pulmonary complications | 37 (13.8) |
Mortality | 4 (1.5) |