Anaesthetic perioperative management of patients with pancreatic cancer

Table 2 Perioperative clinical predictors of postoperative pulmonary complication in pancreatic oncological surgery

Patient-related factors	Surgery-related factors	Preoperative testing-related factors
Congestive heart failure	Abdominal surgery	Serum albumin concentration < 2.5 g/dL
ASA score > 2	Surgery duration > 3 h	Anaemia (Hb < 10 g/dL)
Age > 65 yr	General anaesthesia	Low SpO2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Transfusions	Chest X ray
Functional dependence	Prolonged hospitalisation
Weight loss
Impaired sensorium
Cigarette smoking
Respiratory infections within the past month

Modified from Canet et al[36]. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.