Physiologic evaluation of the patient with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition)

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 161S-177S

  Colice, Gene L ^a,f   Shafazand, Shirin ^b   Griffin, John P ^c   Keenan, Robert ^d   Bolliger, Chris T ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; Lung cancer; Lung resection surgery; Predicted postoperative lung function; Preoperative assessment; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DYSPNEA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 34848880733     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1359     Document Type: Article

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