Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The incidence of perioperative anastomotic complications after sleeve lobectomy is not increased after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Concurrent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy can potentially impact on the results of sleeve lobectomy. The purpose of this study was to examine this effect in terms of morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival in patients with non-small ... Read more...

Changes in pulmonary function tests after neoadjuvant therapy predict postoperative complications.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy increases the risk of pulmonary resection. Changes in specific pulmonary function tests may be predictive. METHODS: A retrospective review of a prospective database of patients with non-small ... Read more...

Different diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide as predictors of respiratory morbidity.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: The percent predicted diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco%) is an important pulmonary function test (PFT) obtained before elective pulmonary resection. However, there are several Dlco values reported and it is ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Let's find out the size of these "shunts". 30 Aug 2009
• The incidence of perioperative anastomotic complications after sleeve lobectomy is not increased after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Changes in pulmonary function tests after neoadjuvant therapy predict postoperative complications. 30 Aug 2009
• Different diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide as predictors of respiratory morbidity. 30 Jul 2009
• What makes a good lung? 9 Jul 2009
• Effect of interferon gamma-1b on survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (INSPIRE): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. 27 Jun 2009
• Lung diffusing capacity for nitric oxide and carbon monoxide in relation to morphological changes as assessed by computed tomography in patients with cystic fibrosis. 14 Jun 2009
• Effects of the menstrual cycle on lung function variables in women with asthma. 9 Jun 2009
• [Measuring breathing pattern in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by electrical impedance tomography] Jun 2009
• Is age over 70 years a risk factor for pneumonectomy? 30 May 2009
• Interpretation and evaluation of pulmonary function tests. 30 May 2009
• Cardiopulmonary aspects of obesity in women. 30 May 2009
• Clinical validation of the lower limit of normal in lung diffusing capacity: is the lower 5th percentile really the best cut-off value? 25 May 2009
• Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide lung transfer in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. 5 May 2009
• Simulation system for a rebreathing technique to measure multiple cardiopulmonary function parameters. 29 Apr 2009
• [Relation between atherosclerotic calcifications detected in chest computed tomography and lung function] 23 Apr 2009
• [Hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by Mucor species in a cork worker] 16 Apr 2009
• Quality control: a necessary, but sometimes overlooked, tool for improving respiratory medicine. 30 Mar 2009
• DACO and KACO: how to adjust DLCO and KCO for lung volume. 30 Mar 2009
• Diffusing capacity and alveolar volume. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity'

Definition: The amount of a gas taken up, by the pulmonary capillary blood from the alveolar gas, per minute per unit of average pressure of the gradient of the gas across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.

Descriptor UI: D011653

Alternative terms: Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; Capacity, Pulmonary Diffusing; Diffusing Capacity, Pulmonary;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; instrumentation; methods; standards;

Tree Number: E01.370.386.700.650.650; G09.772.600;

History Note: 72(71)

Technical Notes: DF: PULM DIFFUSING CAPAC