Preoperative pulmonary function and mortality after cardiac surgery

Background The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function and outcomes after cardiac surgery. Methods We performed preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in 1,169 patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Cente...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American heart journal 2010-04, Vol.159 (4), p.691-697
Hauptverfasser: Adabag, A. Selcuk, MD, MS, Wassif, Heba S., MD, MPH, Rice, Kathryn, MD, Mithani, Salima, MD, Johnson, Deborah, RN, Bonawitz-Conlin, Jana, BSN, MSH, Ward, Herbert B., MD, PhD, McFalls, Edward O., MD, PhD, Kuskowski, Michael A., PhD, Kelly, Rosemary F., MD
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Zusammenfassung:Background The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function and outcomes after cardiac surgery. Methods We performed preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in 1,169 patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Airway obstruction was defined as forced expiratory volume in 1 minute (FEV1 ) to forced vital capacity ratio
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.12.039