Strategies to Reduce Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
by Steven Cohn, MD, FACP
Director of the Medical Consultation Service, Kings County Hospital Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
(13 minutes, 21 seconds)
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About this lecture:
The lecture on Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Evaluation provided information enabling the consultant to decide which patients were at increased risk for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). However, the more important component is what interventions can be implemented in an attempt to reduce that risk. This lecture reviews the ACP guidelines on risk reduction and data from several newer studies evaluating which strategies are the most effective.
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Chapter 8: Medical Evaluation of the Surgical Patient
Disclosure: Steven L. Cohn, MD: Speakers Bureau: Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer, Daiichi-Sankyo, Lilly; Advisory Board: BMS & Sanofi-Aventis; Investment: Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, AstraZeneca.
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