Preoperative risk assessment and spirometry is a cost-effective strategy to reduce post-operative complications and mortality in Mexico.

<h4>Aim</h4>Combining preoperative spirometry with the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalunia (ARISCAT) risk scale can reduce post-operative complications and improve patient survival. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of performing spirometry or not in...

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Main Authors: Yolanda Mares-Gutiérrez, Guillermo Salinas-Escudero, Belkis Aracena-Genao, Adrián Martínez-González, Manuel García-Minjares, Yvonne N Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271953