Incidence, outcome and risk factors of perioperative pulmonary complications in pediatric patients with mediastinal mass

Pulmonary complications were still common in children with mediastinal mass during or after surgery, which can influence the recovery after surgery with the prolonged mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay and hospital stay. Preoperative cardiopulmonary compression symptoms, malignant tumor, anterior mediastinum, standardized tumor volume ≥ 0.65, intraoperative transfusion and longer surgery time are associated with the occurance of perioperative pulmonary complications.