Open AccessPreoperative six-minute walk distance is associated with pneumonia after lung resection
Author(s) -
Kéiko Hattori,
Toshiaki Matsuda,
Yui Takagi,
Motoki Nagaya,
Takayuki Inoue,
Yoshihiro Nishida,
Yoshinori Hasegawa,
Koji Kawaguchi,
Takayuki Fukui,
Naoki Ozeki,
Kohei Yokoi,
Satoru Ito
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx310
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , receiver operating characteristic , diffusing capacity , lung , pneumonectomy , surgery , lung volumes , lung cancer , pulmonary function testing , radiology , lung function
Little is known about the relationship between preoperative physical fitness and postoperative pneumonia after lung resection. We examined the association between preoperative 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and postoperative pneumonia.
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