Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
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Esophageal surgery is often related to a high morbidity and mortality rate despite an improvement in postoperative care. Fluid administration has been described to be a factor that contributes to the development of postoperative respiratory complications after esophageal surgery. The aim was to study the relation between intraoperative and postoperative fluid administration and the development of respiratory complications after esophageal surgery. ⋯ Respiratory complications were observed in nine patients (20%). None of the variables studied except fluid administration (P= 0.005 - odds ratio = 1.001 -95% confidence interval) were shown as a risk factor for the development of respiratory complications on the multivariate analysis. Fluid administration intraoperatively and postoperatively has shown to be a contributing factor for the development of respiratory complications after esophageal surgery.