Post-operative pulmonary complications: myth or reality ?

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Chairs: C. Gregoretti (Turin, Italy), A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain)
Aims: At the end of this session, the audience will gain knowledge of the role of postoperative pulmonary complications on outcome and costs. Furthermore, the audience will gain knowledge of the clinical management and specific role of respiratory medicine in this field. This is a new challenge for respiratory medicine.

EuSOS study (European Surgical Outcome Study) P. Pelosi (Genoa, Italy)
How to predict post-operative pulmonary complications? J. Canet (Badalona, Spain)
Pulmonary complications in thoracic surgery P. Van Schil (Antwerp, Belgium)
Preventing postoperative pulmonary complications: call your physiotherapist? K. Valkenet (Utrecht, Netherlands)