A study on the outcome of preoperative pulmonary function tests on a patient undergoing rheumatic mitral valve surgery

• Main Authors: Harneet S. Khurana (Author), Sushmit Kamath (Author), Kakali Ghosh (Author), Arunava Biswas (Author), Chaitali Sen Dasgupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Evaluation of pulmonary function by spirometer in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery is a simple test to assess pulmonary reserve that has important implications in operative morbidity. However, there is no established consensus regarding which patients should undergo pre...