Diffusing capacity predicts morbidity and mortality after pulmonary resection

Morbidity and mortality after liver resection Running title: Morbidity and mortality after liver resection

Diffusing capacity predicts long-term survival after lung resection for cancer.

OBJECTIVES Predictors of long-term survival for patients with lung cancer assist in individualizing treatment recommendations. Diffusing capacity (DLCO) is a predictor of complications after resection for lung cancer. We sought to determine whether DLCO is also prognostic for long-term survival after lung resection for cancer. METHODS We assessed survival among patients in our prospective dat...

Inability to perform bicycle ergometry predicts increased morbidity and mortality after lung resection.

The ability to successfully exercise has been used to assess the cardiopulmonary risk of thoracotomy for lung cancer. Because of musculoskeletal, neurologic, peripheral vascular, or behavioral problems, not all patients presenting for pulmonary resection are capable of exercising. Using a multifactorial cardiopulmonary risk index (CPRI) consisting of a cardiac risk index (CRI) and a pulmonary r...

Pulmonary diffusing capacity in polycythemic states before and after phlebotomy.

Morbidity and mortality after bowel resection for acute mesenteric ischemia.

BACKGROUND Patients presenting with acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) sufficiently advanced to require bowel resection have a high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to analyze these patients to determine if certain pre- or intraoperative variables are predictive of death or complications which could then be used to develop a predictive model to aid in surgical decision-maki...