Association between early pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery and preoperative physical capacity.
Physiother Theory Pract
; 37(7): 835-843, 2021 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31402737
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate whether early postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery are associated with a lower performance in preoperative six-minute walk test.Methods:
A cross-sectional cohort study of 50 participants who underwent elective abdominal surgery and performed the six-minute walk test within 48 hours prior to surgery were conducted. Postoperative pulmonary complications up to the seventh postoperative day were obtained from medical records.Results:
Overall, 25 participants developed postoperative pulmonary complications. The mean (standard deviation) preoperative walked distances of the participants with and without postoperative pulmonary complications were, respectively, 444.8 (81.3) meters and 498.3 (63.7) meters (p = .013). The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications was greater in the participants with walked distance < 400 meters. The multivariable logistic regression model revealed a significant association between postoperative pulmonary complications and preoperative walked distance (Odds ratio = 0.978, p = .010) in participants who underwent intestinal, stomach, or bile tract resection.Conclusions:
This study found a high incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in abdominal surgery participants and an association between lower preoperative physical capacity and the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in participants who underwent intestinal, stomach, and biliary tract resection.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Physical Fitness
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Abdomen
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Physiother Theory Pract
Journal subject:
MEDICINA FISICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil