Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Number of risk factors for poor surgical outcome
Would the patient have acceptable surgical risk for bilateral lung reduction surgery?
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Purpose: To evaluate a patient with COPD prior to bilateral lung reduction surgery for poor outcome using the risk factors of Szekely et al.
Specialty: Pulmonology, Surgery, general
Objective: risk factors, complications, surgery
ICD-10: J44.9,