Air-Test for prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications after general anaesthesia: promise, performance and limitations
Kate Gallagher, Itay Bentov · 2026
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Kate Gallagher and Itay Bentov review, in a 2026 paper, a bedside test meant to flag patients at risk of lung complications after surgery under general anesthesia. Such complications are a major burden in care and cost. They lengthen hospital stays and worsen outcomes, and even minor ones raise the risk of death around surgery. Spotting high risk patients early allows steps that cut that burden.
The best established risk score needs many variables, which can slow its use at the bedside. The air test is offered as a simpler option. The review weighs its promise and its measured performance against the established scores, which have been validated in large studies with good, though uneven, accuracy. It also sets out the new test's limits. The authors' aim is a fair account of where a quick bedside test can help, and where the fuller scores remain safer.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kate Gallagher, Itay Bentov |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |