The effect of nutritional status on morbidity in COPD patients undergoing bilateral lung reduction surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 216-220

  Nezu, K ^a   Yoshikawa, M ^a   Yoneda, T ^a   Kushibe, K ^a   Kawaguchi, T ^a   Kimura, M ^a   Kobayashi, A ^a   Takenaka, H ^a   Fukuoka, A ^a   Narita, N ^a   Taniguchi, S ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body composition analysis; Fat free mass; Lung reduction surgery; Postoperative complication malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LUNG RESECTION; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034882310     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16110     Document Type: Article

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