术后肺部并发症(postoperative pulmonary complications,PPCs)是围手术期最常见的并发症之一,严重影响术后患者的恢复,是导致死亡率上升的重要因素。尽管目前我们对疾病的认识及手术技术均有长足提高,但PPCs在胸外科中的发生率并未明显下降。根据Agostini等[1]2010年报道,开放式肺部切除术后的肺部并发症发生率为15.4%,而1992年的报道数据为4.1%[2]。我们就此作简要述评。通过完善术前评估和治疗来减少PPCs的发生。手术技术的进步使得手术适应证有所扩大,许 Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are one of the most common complication in perioperative period, which seriously affects the recovery of postoperative patients and is an important factor leading to the increase of mortality rate. Although our understanding of the disease and surgical techniques have greatly improved, but the incidence of PPCs in thoracic surgery did not decline significantly. According to Agostini et al. [1] reported in 2010, the incidence of pulmonary complications after open lung resection was 15.4%, compared with 4.1% in 1992 [2]. We give a brief commentary on this. By reducing the preoperative assessment and treatment to reduce the incidence of PPCs. Advances in surgical techniques have led to the expansion of surgical indications