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Postoperative pulmonary complications in adult elective surgery patients in the US: severity, outcomes and resources use

Authors: WL Linde-Zwirble, JD Bloom, RS Mecca, DM Hansell

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2010

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Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are associated with adverse outcomes and added resource use. However, PPCs vary in severity, and so may have very different outcomes. …

Title: Postoperative pulmonary complications in adult elective surgery patients in the US: severity, outcomes and resources use
Authors: WL Linde-Zwirble
JD Bloom
RS Mecca
DM Hansell
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc8442

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Postoperative pulmonary complications in adult elective surgery patients in the US: severity, outcomes and resources use

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