Postoperative Ear Oximeter Studies on Patients Who Have Undergone Pulmonary Resection

Surgical management of early stage lung cancer

“…Cough and alveolar ventilation are also significantly im-paired after thoracotomy. Multiple studies have documented diminished cough pressures and lower oxygen saturation 3 days after thoracotomy [42][43][44]. This physiologic data were accumulated largely on patients undergoing thoracotomy alone without pulmonary resection.…”