Effects of different types of anesthesia on lower respiratory tract infections in elderly patients of orthopedic surgery

VernacularTitle:不同麻醉方式下老年人骨科术后并发下呼吸道感染的比较
Author: Honglei TAO ; Cheng ZHOU ; Guozheng LI ; Zhimei FU ; Congbin PENG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Anesthesia; Respiratory tract infections; Eldy
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2014;(22):3369-3370
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of different types of anesthesia on the incidence rates of low-er respiratory tract infections of elderly patients in orthopedic department.Methods Clinical data from 445 elderly patients in orthopedic department were collected and retrospectively analyzed.We also investigated the relationship be-tween the types of anesthesia and the lower respiratory tract infections.Results The incidence rates of lower respira-tory tract infections were 23.08%in 169 cases,12.14%in 173 cases,and 4.85%in 103 cases after general anesthe-sia with tracheal intubation,intraspinal anesthesia,and nerve blocking anesthesia,respectively.There was statistically significant difference in the infection rates among the three groups (χ2 =13.784,P=0.001).Conclusion Different ways of anesthesia is critically correlated with the incidence of the lower respiratory tract infections in elderly patients.