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Lung Function before and Two Days after Open-Heart Surgery

Reduced lung volumes and atelectasis are common after open-heart surgery, and pronounced restrictive lung volume impairment has been found. The aim of this study was to investigate factors influencing lung volumes on the second postoperative day. Open-heart surgery patients (n = 107, 68 yrs, 80% mal...

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Autores principales: Urell, Charlotte, Westerdahl, Elisabeth, Hedenström, Hans, Janson, Christer, Emtner, Margareta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22924127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/291628