Table 3.
Incidence rates of newly detected postoperative pulmonary complications with ‘on-demand’ chest X-ray after major abdominal surgery according to daily clinical practice
| Day | Number of patients in which CXR is performed (on demand) | Patients with N ≥ 1 PPC [N (%)] | Respiratory infection | Pneumothorax | Pulmonary edema | Atelectasis | Pleural effusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POD 0 | 36 | 13 (36%) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| POD 1 | 19 | 13 (72%) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| POD 2 | 13 | 7 (54%) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| POD 3 | 9 | 3 (33%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Patients can develop multiple PPCs. Total amount of PPCs can be higher than the number of patients
CXR chest X-ray, PPC postoperative pulmonary complication, POD postoperative day