Pre-operative pulmonary assessment and risk factors for post-operative pulmonary complications in elective abdominal surgery in Nigeria

Conclusion: The prevalence of PPCs was high in this study. Pre-operative cough, shortness of breath, consolidation, abnor- mally low percentage predicted FEV1 and FVC were associated with PPCs.Keywords: Post-operative pulmonary complications, pre-operative assessment, risk factors, cough, shortness of breath, consol- idation, pneumonia, elective abdominal surgeries, Nnewi, Nigeria.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Source Type: research