Predictors of postoperative acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease: a case–control study

Introduction Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are known to develop an acute exacerbation (AE) after surgery. Previous studies have evaluated the predictors of postoperative AE. However, it remains unclear whether the results of those studies can be generalised to patients with different...

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Main Authors: Kanji Uchida, Keisuke Hosoki, Yu Mikami, Hirokazu Urushiyama, Kunihiko Souma, Gaku Kawamura, Takahide Nagase, Taisuke Jo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000634.full