Does noncardiac surgery carry an acceptable operative risk in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Noncardiac surgery is considered to have an acceptable operative risk in patients with severe COPD, though the risk of coronary artery bypass grafting requires further study.
Although the risk of coronary artery bypass grafting deserves further study, noncardiac surgery carries an acceptable operative risk in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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