Open AccessEfficacy of intraoperative, single-bolus corticosteroid administration to prevent postoperative acute respiratory failure after oesophageal cancer surgery
Author(s) -
S. Y. Park,
HyunSung Lee,
Hee-Jin Jang,
Jungnam Joo,
Jae Ill Zo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivs167
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , respiratory failure , anesthesia , pneumonia , respiratory distress , bolus (digestion) , surgery , corticosteroid , lung cancer , cancer , esophageal cancer , acute respiratory failure , lung , mechanical ventilation
Respiratory failure from acute lung injury (ALI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia are the major cause of morbidity and mortality following an oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer. This study was performed to investigate whether an intraoperative corticosteroid can attenuate postoperative respiratory failure.
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