The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1297-1302, December 2009

Pulmonary complications after lung resection in the absence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The predictive role of diffusing capacity

  • Mark K. Ferguson, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Mark K. Ferguson, MD, Department of Surgery, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC5035, Chicago, IL 60637.
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  • Henning A. Gaissert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • Joshua D. Grab, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Shubin Sheng, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC

Received 14 June 2008; received in revised form 16 April 2009; accepted 5 May 2009. published online 27 September 2009.

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 Read at the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Kona, Hawaii, June 25–28, 2008.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01024-1

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.05.045

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1297-1302, December 2009

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