The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 26-31 , July 2010

Risk factor analysis for postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome and early mortality after pneumonectomy: The predictive value of preoperative lung perfusion distribution

  • Joon Bum Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Sei Won Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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  • Seung-Il Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Seung-Il Park, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap 2-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
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  • Yong Hee Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Dong Kwan Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Received 14 May 2009 ,Revised 27 September 2009 ,Accepted 8 November 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01476-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.021

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 26-31 , July 2010

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