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17507348

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
Mr A is a 68-year-old man with a history of melena who was found to have a mass in his colon that was suspicious for possible malignancy. His 75-pack-year smoking history has resulted in a chronic daily cough and the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On physical examination, he has wheezes, decreased breath sounds, and a prolonged expiratory phase; his forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) is 1.34 L (47% predicted). Mr A needs surgery for potentially curative treatment for presumed colon cancer, but he is understandably worried about the effect of his lung disease on his surgical risk. In particular, he is worried that he may not be able to be weaned off the ventilator after surgery. This discussion reviews the important patient- and procedure-related risk factors for pulmonary complications after surgery, the role of preoperative testing, and the evidence supporting strategies to reduce the risk of pulmonary complications as they apply to Mr A.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1538-3598
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
297
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2121-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A 68-year-old man with COPD contemplating colon cancer surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Shapiro 621D, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA. gsmetana@bidmc.harvard.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Clinical Conference