Abstract

ROMERO DIAZ, Carlos et al. Resecciones pulmonares: Morbilidad y mortalidad. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2001, vol.40, n.4, pp. 268-271. ISSN 1561-2945.

The complications of 72 patients with pulmonary resections performed at "Comandante Manuel Fajardo" Clinical and Surgical Hospital from 1995 to 1999 are reported. 61.1 % of the complications were due to segmental resections (lobectomies and neuronectomies) and the rest were atypical. Surgical mortality was 4.1 % and morbidity 11.1 %. The most frequent complications were pneumonia and wound sepsis, which were observed in 2.7 %. A patient had bronchial fistula (1.3 %).

Keywords : LUNG DISEASES [surgery]; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS [mortality]; PNEUMONECTOMY [mortality]; LUNG NEOPLASMS [surgery]; PNEUMOTHORAX.

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