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Preoperative functional reserve thresholds for lung resection require careful evaluation to determine safe surgical limits.
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Advocates cautious threshold use for lung resection candidacy; leaves open optimal safe limits pending prospective validation.
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Chris T. Bolliger (2009) studied this question. Preoperative functional reserve thresholds for lung resection require careful evaluation to determine the lowest safe limits for surgical candidacy.
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