Preoperative Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Exercise-induced Changes in Pulse Oximetry Predict Early Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Lung Cancer Patients

Conclusions:
For lung cancer patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s <60% of predicted, in addition to common preoperative tests, V'O2max% and SPO2% may be an aid for predicting early-onset postoperative respiratory complications.

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery - August 5, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Fang, Y., Ma, G., Lou, N., Liao, W., Wang, D. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research