Pulmonary assessment for general thoracic surgery

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 969-984

  Banki, Farzaneh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

General thoracic surgery; Postoperative pulmonary complications; Pulmonary assessment; Pulmonary resection

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTERIAL GAS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS DIFFUSION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; REST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; THORAX SURGERY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77957920440     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.07.001     Document Type: Review

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