Sanchit Ahuja, MD
San Diego—A multicenter team of anesthesiologists has devised a way to anticipate postoperative pulmonary complications in critically ill patients following cardiovascular surgery.
Their novel nomogram was found to accurately predict these complications, which the authors said may help intensivists to take steps toward proactive interventions in this high-risk group.
“Pulmonary complications remain an important source of postoperative morbidity and mortality in