Upper abdominal surgery: Does a lung function test exist to predict early severe postoperative respiratory complications?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1301-1308

  Barisione, G ^a   Rovida, S ^b   Gazzaniga, G M ^a   Fontana, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forced expiratory volume in one second; Mucous hypersecretion; Pulmonary hyperinflation; Respiratory complications; Transfer factor for carbon monoxide; Upper abdominal surgery

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHUS MUCUS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030974633     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10061301     Document Type: Article

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