Purpose: To determine if pulmonary function testing should be done as part of the preoperative patient evaluation.
Pulmonary function studies may be indicated as part of the preoperative assessment for a patient with risk factors for pulmonary complications associated with surgery.
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Specialty: Pulmonology, General Surgery
Objective: other testing, surgery
ICD-10: J00-J99,
