TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pulmonary Evaluation in Non–Lung Resection Surgery A1 - Cheng, Hugo Q. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. PY - 2020 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020 AB - Pneumonia and respiratory failure requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation are the most important postoperative pulmonary complications. The occurrence of these complications has been associated with a significant increase in mortality and hospital length of stay. Pulmonary thromboembolism is another serious complication; prophylaxis against venous thromboembolic disease is described in Chapter 14-02. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/05/22 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166162728 ER -