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Pre-operative pulmonary assessment for patients with hip fracture

Hip fracture is a common injury among the elderly. Although patients who receive hip fracture surgery carry the best functional recovery compared to other treatment modalities, the presence of postoperative pulmonary complications, such as atelectasis, pneumonia, and pulmonary thromboembolism, may c...

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Autores principales: Lo, I.-L., Siu, C.-W., Tse, H.-F., Lau, T.-W., Leung, F., Wong, M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21057997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1427-7