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Indications for preoperative pulmonary function testing
1Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Clinics in Chest Medicine
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Atelectasis, hypoxemia, pneumonia, and respiratory failure are pulmonary complications that can follow surgical procedures. This article discusses controversies surrounding the use of preoperative pulmonary function testing to identify high-risk surgical candidates. Physiologic assessments based upon the nature of the contemplated procedure are recommended.