title: Preoperative PFTs: The answer is blowing in the wind.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY. Electronic address: pk2245@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurlansky
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*