Pulmonary Function Tests and Assessment for Lung Resection
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Pulmonary function testing is a vital part of the assessment process for thoracic surgery. However, for other types of surgery there is no evidence that spirometry is more effective than history and examination in predicting postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with known chronic lung conditions. Furthermore specific spirometric values (e.g. the FEV1) cannot be taken as prohibitive for non-cardiothoracic surgery.1-3 Exercise testing of cardiopulmonary reserve is increasingly used to assess patients undergoing major surgery.
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