Perioperative risk scores and predictors for postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgery with one-lung ventilation: A prospective observational study.
BackgroundPostoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are common after thoracic surgery performed with one-lung ventilation (OLV). Although risk scores such as ARISCAT, ASA physical status, and LAS VEGAS are used to predict PPC in general surgery, their performance in thoracic surgery remains unclear. This study aimed...