Cardiovascular complications in the early postoperative period following thoraco-abdominal surgery

Starosel'skiĭ, I.V.; Lisetskiĭ, V.A.; Baĭtman, B.M.; Shevchenko, N.V.

Voprosy Onkologii 32(11): 104-107

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758
PMID: 3788079
Document Number: 272686
The rate and pattern of primary postoperative cardiovascular complications were studied in 7,986 cancer patients who underwent thoracoabdominal surgery. The complication rate was 2.99%. The lethality rate in patients with complications was 10.0%. Such factors as the age over 60 years, concomitant heart pathology, surgical manipulation in thoracic cavity and mediastinum alone or in combination with preoperative radiation appeared to enhance the risk for postoperative cardiovascular complications development.

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