Preoperative inhalation therapy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing lung surgery: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Research shows that even the short-term administration of inhaled drugs immediately before surgery can improve respiratory function in surgical candidates with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the long-term efficacies of different types of long-acting inhale...

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Main Authors: Ryusuke Machino, Koichiro Shimoyama, Takeshi Nagayasu, Tsutomu Tagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02042-y