Risk factors for intraoperative hypoxemia during monopulmonary ventilation: an observational study

Assessment of lung ultrasound for early detection of respiratory complications in thoracic surgery

“… 1 The most frequent complications are respiratory (13–28%), including acute respiratory failure, atelectasis, and pneumopathy. 2 The other complications encountered specific to this surgery are persistent air leak, diaphragmatic or recurrent paralysis, and more rarely, bronchopleural fistula. Moreover, the appearance of cardiac rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation, often transient, is frequent in the first postoperative days.…”

“…This stress and the pain following the surgery will lead to an increase in the respiratory work, restrictive syndrome, hypoxemia, and respiratory muscle dysfunction in the postoperative period. 2 , 3 This explains the high incidence of respiratory complications after pulmonary surgery.…”