REspiratory Complications after abdomiNal surgery (RECON): study protocol for a multi-centre, observational, prospective, international audit of postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery

摘要

Editor—Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are common after major abdominal surgery, with an estimated incidence of 9-40%.1 The Standardized Endpoints for Perioperative Medicine: Core Outcome Measures in Perioperative and Anaesthetic Care (StEP-COMPAC) definition of PPCs includes atelectasis, pneumonia, pulmonary aspiration, and acute respiratory distress syndrome