Open AccessThe Preoperative Composite Physiologic Index May Predict Mortality in Lung Cancer Patients with Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
Author(s) -
Fumika Ueno,
Yoshiaki Kitaguchi,
Takayuki Shiina,
Shiho Asaka,
Kentaro Miura,
Yasuo Matsumura,
Yosuke Wada,
Akihiko Yoshizawa,
Masayuki Hanaoka
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000477587
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , pulmonary function testing , univariate analysis , gastroenterology , carcinoembryonic antigen , pneumonectomy , stage (stratigraphy) , lung , fibrosis , proportional hazards model , pathological , cancer , surgery , multivariate analysis , paleontology , biology
It remains unclear whether the preoperative pulmonary function parameters and prognostic indices that are indicative of nutritional and immunological status are associated with prognosis in lung cancer patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) who have undergone surgery.