Postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery in elderly patients and its association with patient-controlled analgesia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to identify the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery and to investigate the relationship between patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and PPCs.

Design

A retrospective study.

Method

Clinical data and demographic information of elderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) who underwent upper abdominal surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from 2017 to 2019 were retrospectively collected. Patients with PPCs were identified using the Melbourne Group Scale Version 2 scoring system. A directed acyclic graph was used to identify the potential confounders, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify independent risk factors

SUBMITTER: He Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11389354 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature