Stair climbing test in lung resection candidates with low predicted postoperative FEV1 [5]

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1179-

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a,b   Fianchini, Aroldo ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; LOBECTOMY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0141576788     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.3.1179     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Girish M, Trayner E, Damman O, et al. Symptom-limited stair climbing as a predictor of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications after high-risk surgery. Chest 2001; 120:1147-1151
2. Brunelli A, Al Refai M, Monteverde M, et al. Stair climbing test predicts cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection. Chest 2002; 121:1106-1110