Patient with COPD Undergoing Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery | Preoperative Death Predictors
Purpose: | To evaluate a patient with COPD prior to bilateral lung reduction surgery for poor outcome using the risk factors of Szekely et al. |
Specialty: | Pulmonology General Surgery |
Objective: | risk factors, complications, surgery |
ICD-10: | J44.9 |
Description: | Szekeley et al identified preoperative risk factors associated with death or prolonged hospitalization in patients with COPD who underwent bilateral lung volume reduction surgery. This can help identify patients who may not be surgical candidates and to provide better informed consent to patients. The authors are from Massachusetts General Hospital. |
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