Effect of chronic high-altitude exposure on postoperative pulmonary complications: a retrospective cohort study
This retrospective study suggests an association between CHAE and PPCs within 30 days after surgery. However, the undefined exposure duration highlight the need for prospective studies to definitively establish causality.
Authors
- Guangmin Xu
- Lei Qian
- Su Peng
- Feng Tianhang
- Zhang Jianjun
- Zhu Zexuan
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2627063
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00