Abstract
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome – Corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) has brought a huge change in the pulmonary status in our population. This condition further aggravates when the patients are subjected to General anaesthesia for elective surgical procedures. This study is an observational study to nd the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications from preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative features leading to pulmonary complications. We have evaluated the COVID history and various features that could lead to postoperative pulmonary complications. Increasing age, male gen RESULTS: der,Smoking history, COPD, Asthma, Stroke , Ground glass opacity during COVID , surgery within 4 weeks of COVID infection,Breathe holding time of less than 15 seconds, intraoperative bronchospasm , impaired tidal volume , surgery more than 6 hours, postoperative bronchospasm , unplanned ventilation are the features that lead to postoperative pulmonary complications. The postoperative pul CONCLUSION: monary complications is comparatively higher in population who had COVID-19 Infection and more severe in severe COVID infected patients when compared to normal population .
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