Preoperative pulmonary evaluation for lung resection
Preoperative assessment is a very crucial step in anesthesia management. Anatomical resection (lobectomy or pneumonectomy) offers best long-term prognosis to a lung cancer patient. At the same time, surgery cannot be offered to a patient who is expected to become ventilator dependent, postoperativel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2018;volume=34;issue=3;spage=296;epage=300;aulast=Roy |