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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 38, 633-636, Copyright © 1984 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Hospital mortality and long-term survival in relation to preoperative function in elderly patients with bronchogenic carcinoma

H Berggren, R Ekroth, R Malmberg, J Naucler and G William-Olsson

During an eight-year period, 82 patients 70 years of age or older were operated on for bronchogenic carcinoma. Hospital mortality was 15.9%, and five-year survival was 32%. Results of preoperative dynamic spirometry and bicycle ergometry were predictive for post-operative six- week mortality but not for long-term survival.

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