Summary: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Despite the advances in medicine only 22% of the patients with lung cancer are candidates for radical operative treatment. Postoperative complications and mortality remain relatively high.
Material And Methods: We present 320 patients, operated in our clinic for the period 2001-2005. 136 patients underwent lobectomy, 158--pulmonectomy, 22--bilobectomy, and 4--wedge resection.
Results: Postoperative complications occurred in 63 (19,61%) patients. Nine deaths (2,81%) occurred within 10 days after the operation. Five patients (1,56%) developed bronchopleural fistula. We observed inflammatory pulmonary complications in 14 (4,37%), atelectasis in 26 (8,12%), postoperative empyema in 6 (1,87%), and wound infection in 3 (0,93%) patients.
Conclusions: The postoperative complications in radically operated patients with lung cancer remain relatively frequent. Precise preoperative evaluation and assessment of the patients are crucial to lower the risk of postoperative complications.
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