Positive end-expiratory pressure and risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients living at high altitudes and undergoing surgery at low altitudes: a single-centre, retrospective observational study in China

• Zhuoning Li,
• Kaixi Shang,
• Zongjing Xia,
• Xiaoli Ye,
• Chongcong Gong

Affiliations

Zhuoning Li

1MSKCC, New York, NY, USA

Kaixi Shang

Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of Chengdu Office of People’s Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region (West China Hospital Sichuan University Tibet Chengdu Branch Hospital), Chengdu, China

Zongjing Xia

Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of Chengdu Office of People’s Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region (West China Hospital Sichuan University Tibet Chengdu Branch Hospital), Chengdu, China

Xiaoli Ye

Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of Chengdu Office of People’s Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region (West China Hospital Sichuan University Tibet Chengdu Branch Hospital), Chengdu, China

Chongcong Gong

Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of Chengdu Office of People’s Government of Tibetan Autonomous Region (West China Hospital Sichuan University Tibet Chengdu Branch Hospital), Chengdu, China