Advance in acute lung injury after thoracic surgery / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Acute lung injury after thoracic surgery is the main cause of perioperative death.Acute lung injury is a complex pathophysiological process involving inflammation,characterized by non cardiogenic hypoxemia and acute exudation of the lungs in imaging.Intraoperative ventilation strategy is the most important factor of postoperative acute lung injury.The core of treatment for postoperative acute lung injury is symptomatic support,and prevention is still the most effective strategy for the management of acute lung injury.In this review,the diagnosis,pathogenesis,risk factors and treatment of post-thoracic acute lung injury are introduced,and the progress of prevention strategy and treatment are discussed and summarized.