Postoperative pulmonary complications: risk assessment, prevention, and treatment

Autor: James K. Stoller, Stephen P. Hayden, Mark E. Mayer
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 62:401-407
ISSN: 1939-2869
0891-1150
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.62.6.401
Popis: Patients with pre-existing pulmonary disease and certain other conditions are at increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. This article surveys how internists can identify high-risk patients clinically, use pulmonary function studies, use specific therapy to reduce risk, and manage postoperative complications.
Databáze: OpenAIRE