Predicting postoperative cardiopulmonary complications by a test of stair climbing

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 761-764

  Salahuddin, Nawal ^a   Fatimi, Saulat ^a   Huda, Shehzad ^a   Islam, Mohammad ^a   Shafquat, Azam ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Pre operative evaluation; Pulmonary function tests; Stair climbing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33646837555     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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