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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1743-1744. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.034
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Invited Commentary

Niels P. van der Kaaij, MD, Jolanda Kluin, MD, PhD

Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, 3584 CX The Netherlands

(Email: npvdkaaij@gmail.com).

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The study by Mansour and colleagues [1] is conducted to determine preoperative risk factors for early mortality and morbidity after pneumonectomy. Endpoints of this study are operative mortality, major procedure-related complications, and cardiovascular events. The authors have analyzed risk factors in an impressive number (323) of pneumonectomy patients. The major findings are that pneumonectomy of the right lung is a risk factor for bronchopleural fistulas and resulted in increased 30-day mortality, the cardiovascular event is more frequent in coronary artery disease patients, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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