[Abstract] Objective: To investigate the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complication (PPC) in elderly patients with esophageal cancer. Methods: 282 elderly patients after esophagectomy from March 2009 to June 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to examine the risk factors for PPCs. Results: The incidence of PPC was 26.2% (74/282). 22 factors correlated with PPC selected by univariate analysis . Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that age ( OR=1.485), smoking(OR=1.546),grade of ASA(OR= 2.258), history of respiratory disease(OR=1.383), intraoperative duration of tracheal cannula (OR= 1.210), postoperative duration of mechanical ventilation (OR=1.939) were the independent risk factors for PPCs in elderly patients with esophageal cancer.Conclusion: The patients following esophageal cancer surgery with advanced age, excessive smoking , high rank of ASA, history of respiratory disease, long intraoperative duration of tracheal cannula, long postoperative duration of mechanical ventilation prefer to PPC. |