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Pulmonary Risk Assessment and Management

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Preoperative evaluation of all patients should include an assessment of risk factors for pulmonary complications (see Table 13.1).

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christopher J. Wong MD

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    John H. Choe MD, MPH

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Roosevelt Way NE 4525, Seattle, 98105, Washington, USA

    Christopher J. Wong

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, NE Pacific Street 1959, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA

    Nason P. Hamlin

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Wong, C.J., Choe, J.H. (2013). Pulmonary Risk Assessment and Management. In: Wong, C., Hamlin, N. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3_13

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