Carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity improves risk stratification in patients without airflow limitation: Evidence for systematic measurement before lung resection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 567-570

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a   Refai, Majed Al ^a   Salati, Michele ^a   Sabbatini, Armando ^a   Morgan Hughes, Nicholas J ^b   Rocco, Gaetano ^c  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity; Lung resection; Morbidity; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; CARBON MONOXIDE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY;

EID: 33644984856     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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