PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stephen P. Hayden
AU  - Mark E. Mayer
AU  - James K. Stoller
TI  - Postoperative pulmonary complications: risk assessment, prevention, and treatment
DP  - 1995 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 401--407
VI  - 62
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/6/401.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/6/401.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1995 Nov 01; 62
AB  - SUMMARY Patients with pre-existing pulmonary disease and certain other conditions are at increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. This article surveys how internists can identify high-risk patients clinically, use pulmonary function studies, use specific therapy to reduce risk, and manage postoperative complications.