Lobar volume reduction surgery: a method of increasing the lung cancer resection rate in patients with emphysema

JG Edwards, DJR Duthie, DA Waller - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Guidelines on patient selection for lung cancer resection identify a
predicted postoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppoFEV1) of< 40% as a …

Pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer: a prospective study to compare patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s more or less than 80% of predicted

L Santambrogio, M Nosotti, A Baisi… - European journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To compare post-operative course, lung function and survival of lung cancer
patients with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) more or less than 80% of predicted …

Preoperative assessment of the thoracic surgery patient: pulmonary function testing

BH Culver - Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2001 - Elsevier
Tests of pulmonary function before thoracic surgery can help to assess the risk of
perioperative morbidity and mortality, and are the basis for estimating remaining lung …

Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y cáncer de pulmón: implicaciones prácticas

AD Herranz - Archivos de Bronconeumología, 2001 - Elsevier
El cáncer de pulmón (CP) es la neoplasia maligna de mayor incidencia en varones y una de
las más incidentes en mujeres (en algunos países llega a sobrepasar al de mama). La …