Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer
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Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi · Apr 2017
[Preoperatiove Airway Bacterial Colonization: the Missing Link between Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Following Lobectomy and Postoperative Pneumonia?]
Surgical procedure is the main method of treating lung cancer. Meanwhile, postoperative pneumonia (POP) is the major cause of perioperative mortality in lung cancer surgery. The preoperative pathogenic airway bacterial colonization is an independent risk factor causing postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC). This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the relationship between preoperative pathogenic airway bacterial colonization and POP in lung cancer and to identify the high-risk factors of preoperative pathogenic airway bacterial colonization. ⋯ An intimate correlation was observed between POP and pathogenic airway bacterial colonization in lung cancer. The high-risk factors of pathogenic airway bacterial colonization were age and smoking index.