부산대학교 도서관

There is evidence in the literature that the incidence of pulmonary complications and mortality is fair enough in patients with lower pulmonary function than conventionally accepted. In this article, we validate in patients with low baseline lung function (ie, FEV1or diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide [Dlco] < 80%) an algorithm to evaluate anatomic lung surgery in patients with low predicted postoperative lung function (ie, either FEV1-postoperative estimated [ppo] or Dlco-ppo < 40% or both between 30% and 40% predicted) if peak oxygen uptake (Vo2peak)-ppo > 10 mL/kg/min.