Incidence and Risk Factors of PPCs in Elderly Patients Undergoing Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Pelvic Surgery

PPCs include bronchospasm, atelectasis, lung infections (bronchitis and pneumonia), exacerbation of pre-existing chronic lung disease, the need for mechanical ventilation after surgery, and respiratory failure. Risk factors for PPCs include preoperative and intraoperative factors. Preoperative was mainly related to the primary status of patients, including age, weight, ASA grade, organ function status, medication history, hypoproteinemia, and concomitant chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, COPD, asthma, pulmonary interstitial disease, pulmonary hypertension, and OSA. In this study, elderly patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic pelvic surgery under general anesthesia were selected to prospectively collect basic characteristics, preoperative examination results and perioperative data, and determine the incidence and risk factors of PPCs in this high-risk population cohort. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of PPCs in elderly patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic pelvic surgery and to screen for associated risk factors.