Preoperative pulmonary function and mortality after cardiac surgery

Background The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function and outcomes after cardiac surgery. Methods We performed preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in 1,169 patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Cente...

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Published in:The American heart journal 2010-04, Vol.159 (4), p.691-697
Main Authors: Adabag, A. Selcuk, MD, MS, Wassif, Heba S., MD, MPH, Rice, Kathryn, MD, Mithani, Salima, MD, Johnson, Deborah, RN, Bonawitz-Conlin, Jana, BSN, MSH, Ward, Herbert B., MD, PhD, McFalls, Edward O., MD, PhD, Kuskowski, Michael A., PhD, Kelly, Rosemary F., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Airway management
Cardiovascular
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Heart
Heart attacks
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Heart Diseases - surgery
Heart surgery
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Patients
Postoperative Complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - mortality
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology
Risk Factors
Studies
Variables
Ventilation
Veterans
Vital Capacity
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Summary:Background The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function and outcomes after cardiac surgery. Methods We performed preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in 1,169 patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Airway obstruction was defined as forced expiratory volume in 1 minute (FEV1 ) to forced vital capacity ratio
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.12.039