Open AccessAssociation of preoperative systemic corticosteroid therapy with surgical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Author(s) -
Samer Abou Arbid,
Habib El-Khoury,
Faek R. Jamali,
Hani Tamim,
Hassan Chami
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_245_18
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , corticosteroid , vital capacity , pulmonary disease , group b , surgery , lung , diffusing capacity , lung function
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risks and benefits associated with preoperative steroids in COPD patients.