The role of preoperative pulmonary function tests in the surgical treatment of scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 218-221

  Zhang, Jianguo G ^a   Wang, W ^a   Qiu, G X ^a   Wang, Y P ^a   Weng, X S ^a   Xu, H G ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Pulmonary complication; Pulmonary function test; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 14844307584     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000150486.60895.a1     Document Type: Article

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