Relationship of Carbon Monoxide Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity to Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Pneumonectomy
This retrospective analytic study evaluated whether abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is a predictor of postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing pneumonectomy for lung cancer. The medical records of patients undergoing pneumonectomy at Vancouver General Hospi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2003-09-01
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| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09704887 |