Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2877016 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The HIV-infected NSCLC patients have more postoperative complications, rapid progression to disease recurrence, and poorer postoperative survival. Optimizing immune status before surgery and careful patient selection based on diffusion capacity of lung for carbon monoxide may improve patient outcomes.
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Authors
Craig M. MPH, Robert A. MD, MPH, Alicia MD, Joshua T. MD, James BS, John MD, MPH, Kristen BS, Beverly BS, Suvasini BS, Travis BS, Avedis MD, Marc MD, Jeanne MS, Richard D. MD, MHS, Stephen C. MD, Malcolm V. MD,