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

• Autori principali: Harneet S. Khurana (Autore), Sushmit Kamath (Autore), Kakali Ghosh (Autore), Arunava Biswas (Autore), Chaitali Sen Dasgupta (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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...