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The prevalence of pulmonary complications after thoracic and abdominal surgery and associated risk factors in patients admitted at a government hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe-a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: The burden of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa has presented unusual and challenging acute surgical problems across all specialties. Thoraco-abdominal surgery cuts through muscle and thereby disrupts the normal anatomy and activity of the respiratory muscles leading to reduced lung volumes...

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Autores principales: Tadyanemhandu, Cathrine, Mukombachoto, Rufaro, Nhunzvi, Clement, Kaseke, Farayi, Chikwasha, Vasco, Chengetanai, Samson, Manie, Shamila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5567626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28852474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13741-017-0066-3