Pulmonary function after cardiac and thoracic surgery.
Cardiac and thoracic surgery cause alterations in ventilatory function that can lead to significant postoperative pulmonary complications. These complications often occur among patients with pre-existing pulmonary dysfunction and cause significantly longer hospital stays. This review explores some of the recent literature concerning this issue, including the effects of lung reduction surgery.
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Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hadassah-University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. charles@hadassah.org.il