Connecticut medicine
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Connecticut medicine · Jun 1997
Preoperative pulmonary function tests do not predict outcome after coronary artery bypass.
To evaluate the utility of preoperative pulmonary function tests in predicting postoperative complications and lengths of stay after coronary artery bypass grafting. ⋯ Preoperative pulmonary function tests were not useful in predicting postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.