Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Postoperative Complications After Thoracic Surgery—An Analysis From the German Thorax Registry
Authors' conclusion
Postoperative complications in thoracic surgery remain common, particularly respiratory complications, which significantly affect hospital mortality and length of stay.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing thoracic surgery, 12 hospitals in Germany (German Thorax Registry), 2016–2023
- Participants
- 7,923 adults · 12 hospitals
- Exposure
- Wedge resection vs Lobectomy vs Bilobectomy vs Pneumonectomy
- Outcome
- Postoperative complications
Methodological detailsmulticentre registry
- Multicentre registry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Any complication, all patients
- 27.7%
- Respiratory insufficiency
- 8.3%
- Prolonged air leaks
- 8.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Hospital mortality by complication type
- Respiratory complications, OR for mortality
- 13.3
- Cardiac complications, OR for mortality
- 4.0
Hospital LOS
- Average extension of hospital stay with complications (days)
- 8.7
Original publication
Postoperative Complications After Thoracic Surgery—An Analysis From the German Thorax Registry. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 29 May 2025. doi:10.
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