Why the study?
Do selected clinical and laboratory factors allow risk stratification for postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery?
Do selected clinical and laboratory factors allow risk stratification for postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery?
Clinical and laboratory factors can be effectively used to stratify the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications prior to noncardiothoracic surgery.
Facilitates targeted perioperative prevention; confirms utility of combined clinical-laboratory risk models in noncardiothoracic surgery.
Selected clinical and laboratory factors allow risk stratification for postoperative pulmonary complications after noncardiothoracic surgery.
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