ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2025
Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Risk factors, pathogenesis, and botanical drugs interventions for postoperative pulmonary complications after cardiothoracic surgery: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- PractIce pattern of INtraoperative FlUid therapy in elective major gastrointeStinal cancer surgEries in India (I-INFUSE): A multicentre observational study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Non-pharmacological perioperative interventions to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Assessment of GRADE utilisation in published systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Automated tools in systematic reviews: Current trends.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: There is a lack of clear recommendations on fluid strategies in patients undergoing thoracic surgeries. The primary objective of this study was to compare the amount of intraoperative intravenous fluid (IVF) infused between those who developed postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and those who did not. Methods: All studies comparing PPCs in intraoperative restrictive versus liberal fluid therapies were included. Those studies where the average fluid infused was compared between PPC and the 'no PPC' groups were also included. The pooled mean difference in IVF between patients with and without PPC and the pooled risk ratio of PPC in restricted versus liberal fluid arms were calculated. Results: Articles from PubMed ( Conclusion: The meta-analysis showed that increased intraoperative IVF is associated with higher PPCs, and a restricted fluid strategy might be safer to reduce PPCs. However, since most studies were observational with a high risk of bias and high heterogeneity, well-conducted randomised controlled trials are needed to derive recommendations.
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