Pulmonary influences on early post-operative recovery in patients after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy treatment: a retrospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The combination of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a curative treatment option for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). There have been few studies on the pulmonary adverse events (AEs)...

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Main Authors: Arakelian Erebouni, Torkzad Michael R, Bergman Antonina, Rubertsson Sten, Mahteme Haile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
CRS
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/258