title: What determines the complication rate in high-risk chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: surgery or pulmonary function?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-IFO, Rome, Italy marco_chiappetta@yahoo.it marcokiaps@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiappetta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-IFO, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forcella
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-IFO, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alessandrini
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-IFO, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Facciolo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
keywords: Complication; Lung cancer; Pulmonary function; VATS