Risk of postoperative complications in chronic obstructive lung diseases patients considered fit for lung cancer surgery: beyond oxygen consumption [THORACIC]

CONCLUSIONS VO2 is not the unique parameter to consider when CPET is performed to evaluate the postoperative risk of lung cancer surgery in COPD patients. The signs of ventilatory inefficiency such as VE/VCO2 slope predict complications better than VO2 does.

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - October 4, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Shafiek, H., Valera, J. L., Togores, B., Torrecilla, J. A., Sauleda, J., Cosio, B. G. Tags: Lung - other, History THORACIC Source Type: research