The structure of intra- and postoperative complications after surgery for fibrous-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis and their impact on the surgery outcome

Abstract

The objective: to study the frequency, structure and impact on the surgery outcome of intra- and postoperative complications after lung resections for fibrous-cavernous tuberculosis.Subjects and Methods. A retrospective cohort analysis of intra- and postoperative complications was performed in 847 patients who underwent surgery for fibrous-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis. Their influence on the surgery outcome was determined in accordance with the modified Russian classification of surgical errors assessment by R. M. Satava and the Accordion classification for severity of surgical complications. It has been established that the most dangerous complications that adversely affect the result of the operation are the following: injury to the cavity, vessels of the root of the lung and systemic circulation, empyema of the pleural cavity, exacerbation of tuberculosis, and pulmonary heart. These complications caused an unfavorable outcome in all 47 patients with such an outcome and led to a fatal outcome in 22 (78.6%) patients out of 28 deceased patients. Additions to the Accordion classification of postoperative complications are proposed taking into account the specific features of surgeries for tuberculosis.