Open AccessIncidence and predictors of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing craniotomy and excision of posterior fossa tumor
Author(s) -
Bhavna Hooda,
Rajendra Singh Chouhan,
Girija Prasad Rath,
Ritesh Lamsal,
Parmod K. Bithal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_350_17
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , surgery , mechanical ventilation , anesthesia , neurosurgery , incidence (geometry) , blood transfusion , pneumonia , respiratory failure , lung , physics , optics
Infratentorial neurosurgical procedures are considered high risk for the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (POPCs), prolonging hospital stay of patients with substantial morbidity and mortality.