Bronchial Colonization and Postoperative Respiratory Infections in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9161759	Chest	2005	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Adequate control of postoperative pain, as well as the conditions that potentially cause airway colonization by PPMs, could be beneficial in preventing postoperative respiratory infections after lung cancer surgery.

Keywords

VAS ppm DLCO PSB potentially pathogenic microorganism BAs Bronchial colonization Lung cancer body mass index BMI diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide Protected specimen brush visual analog scale odds ratio Nosocomial pneumonia

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Bronchial Colonization and Postoperative Respiratory Infections in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery

Authors

Belda MD, PhD, Cavalcanti MD, Ferrer MD, PhD, Serra MD, Puig de la Bellacasa MD, Canalis MD, PhD, FCCP, Torres MD, PhD, FCCP,