Performance of new spirometry reference values in preoperative assessment of lung function

ConclusionAllegedly lung ‐healthy current smokers showed a higher proportion of preoperatively reduced lung function when z‐scores were used, especially in elderly subjects.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - February 8, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Barbara Vogt, Victoria Hennig, Kathinka Deu ß, Lorenz Balke, Norbert Weiler, Inéz Frerichs Tags: Original Article Source Type: research