Performance of wider parenchymal lung resection than preoperatively planned in patients with low preoperative lung function performance undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery major lung resection

CONCLUSIONS Wider lung parenchymal resection than preoperatively anticipated may be performed, even in patients with low lung functional status, without increased adverse outcome when compared with patients with good lung function. This finding indicates that the preoperative risk stratification based on lung function tests is questionable.
Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Mediastinum Thoracic Source Type: research