Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease Michael T. Durheim, MD, Sunghee Kim, PhD, Brian C. Gulack, MD, MHS, William R. Burfeind, MD, Henning A. Gaissert, MD, Andrzej S. Kosinski, PhD, Matthew G. Hartwig, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 2, Pages 465-470 (August 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.013 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Association between pulmonary function and operative mortality. Unadjusted odds ratios for operative mortality as a function of preoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (Dlco). (CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 465-470DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.013) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Association between pulmonary function and postoperative respiratory failure. Unadjusted odds ratios for postoperative respiratory failure as a function of preoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (Dlco). (CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 465-470DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.013) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions