Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients' Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Abdominal Surgery / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after upper or lower abdominal digestive tract surgery. METHODS: Participants in this retrospective observational study had undergone upper or lower digestive tract surgery and entered the surgical intensive care unit between March 1, 2016 and February 28, 2017. Data were collected from the medical records, operative records, results of laboratory test, and the nursing records of the hospitals.