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Desaturation during Six-Minute Walk Testing Predicts Major Morbidity Following Anatomic Lung Resection among Patients with COPD

Background: Pulmonary function testing (PFT) is commonly used to risk-stratify patients prior to lung resection. Guidelines recommend that patients with reduced lung function, due to chronic lung conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), should receive additional physiologic t...

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Autores principales: Towe, Christopher W., Wu, Katherine, Khil, Alina, Perry, Yaron, Worrell, Stephanie G., Ho, Vanessa P., Linden, Philip A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30678079
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7010016