Evaluation and management of patients with pulmonary disease before thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-115

  Kempainen, Robert R ^a   Benditt, Joshua O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Chronic lung disease; Postoperative complications; Preoperative care; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0035299499     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2001.24617     Document Type: Article

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