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Association of preoperative systemic corticosteroid therapy with surgical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risks and benefits associated with preoperative steroids in COPD patients. METHODS: The National Surgical Quality I...

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Autores principales: Arbid, Samer Abou, El-Khoury, Habib, Jamali, Faek, Tamim, Hani, Chami, Hassan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6467015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31007766
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/atm.ATM_245_18