Taeyun Kim, Yeong Jeong Jeon, Hyun Lee, Tae Ho Kim, Seong Yong Park, Danbee Kang, Yun Soo Hong, Genehee Lee, Junghee Lee, Sumin Shin, Jong Ho Cho, Yong Soo Choi, Jhingook Kim, Juhee Cho, Jae Ill Zo, Young Mog Shim, Hong Kwan Kim, Hye Yun Park
Limited information is available regarding the association between preoperative lung function and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients with esophageal cancer who undergo esophagectomy. This is a retrospective cohort study. Patients were classified into low and high lung function groups by the cutoff of the lowest fifth quintile of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1 ) %predicted (%pred) and diffusing capacity of the carbon monoxide (DLco) %pred. The PPCs compromised of atelectasis requiring bronchoscopic intervention, pneumonia, and acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome...
March 13, 2024: Scientific Reports