Abstract
Measurement of pulmonary function has been suggested as a means of identifying preoperatively those patients that may suffer from postoperative pulmonary complications. This suggestion is reasonable only if it
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enables a clinician to accurately predict when a patient may indeed suffer from severe consequences of surgery or
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indicates a method of therapy that may lessen the incidence of complications.
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Boysen, P.G. (1986). Preoperative Pulmonary Function Testing. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) 6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82801-0_10
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