Radiological lung volume in surgical patients.
Radiological total lung capacity (T.L.C.) was measured preoperatively and postoperatively in a group of patients. A decrease in T.L.C. postoperatively in patients who smoke was demonstrated. The use of radiological T.L.C. in the study of postoperative respiratory dysfunction is suggested.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology; D014109:Total Lung Capacity