Preoperative assessment of the thoracic surgery patient: Pulmonary function testing

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 92-104

  Culver, Bruce H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bronchogenic carcinoma; Diffusing capacity; Forced expiratory volume; Lung radionuclide imaging; Lung volume measurement; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative period; Preoperative care; Respiratory function tests; Risk factors; Spirometry; Thoraic surgery; Vital capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0035300179     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2001.25041     Document Type: Article

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