Effect of implementing the European guidelines for functional evaluation before lung resection on cardiorespiratory morbidity and 30-day mortality in lung cancer patients: a case-control study on a matched series of patients
Author(s) -
Nuria M. Novoa,
Marcelo F. Jiménez,
José Luis Aranda,
Manuel Rodríguez,
Jacinto Ramos,
María Teresa Gómez-Hernández,
Gonzálo Varela
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt596
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , medicine , lung cancer , lung , cancer , resection , intensive care medicine , oncology , surgery
We hypothesized that postoperative cardiorespiratory morbidity and/or 30-day death rates decreased after implementing the new European ERS/ESTS guidelines for functional evaluation before lung resection and tested the hypothesis by means of a case-control study.
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