Novel therapies for perioperative respiratory complications

• Main Authors: Jahan Porhomayon, Leili Pourafkari, Ali El-Solh, Nader D Nader
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2017-09-01
• Series: Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
• Subjects: Respiratory; Perioperative; Surgery; Complication
• Online Access: http://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/JCVTR-9-121.pdf

Postoperative respiratory complications are of paramount clinical importance as they prolong the hospitalization, increase the costs of treatment and contribute to the perioperative mortality. Obesity, preexisting pulmonary disease and advanced age are known risk factors for developing postoperative respiratory complications, which affect exceeding number of patients. Hereby, we present a review on the pathogenesis of post-operative respiratory complications particularly in obese and older patients. We further focus on the standard management and emerging therapies for the post-operative respiratory complications.