Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and impact of abnormal respiratory patterns in cardiac surgery patients. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Tertiary hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Pulmonary function tests were performed in 454 patients before surgery. Abnormal respiratory patterns were defined as follows: obstructive (forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1]/forced vital capacity [FVC]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2010-2016 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |