TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 55. Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Assessment A1 - Pfeifer, Kurt A1 - Smetana, Gerald W. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Brotman, Daniel J. A2 - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. PY - 2012 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine AB - A comprehensive preoperative evaluation must include assessment of the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. While few would argue this point, pulmonary risk is often underappreciated as clinicians typically focus the majority of their energy on the preoperative cardiac evaluation. Highlighting the risk of this approach, postoperative pulmonary complications occur with similar frequency and greater morbidity than cardiovascular complications. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56194868 ER -