Journal article
A systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised end-points in perioperative medicine: pulmonary complications
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a need for robust, clearly defined, patient-relevant outcome measures for use in randomised trials in perioperative medicine. Our objective was to establish standard outcome measures for postoperative pulmonary complications research.
METHODS: A systematic literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, Web of Science, SciELO, and the Korean Journal Database. Definitions were extracted from included manuscripts. We then …
Authors
Abbott TEF; Fowler AJ; Pelosi P; de Abreu MG; Møller AM; Canet J; Creagh-Brown B; Mythen M; Gin T; Lalu MM
Journal
British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 120, No. 5, pp. 1066–1079
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.bja.2018.02.007
ISSN
0007-0912