Author/Editor		Sakelšek-Jeras, L
Title		Evaluation of preoperative respiratory function
Type		članek
Source		In: Rafaj T, Rus-Vaupot V, editors. Proceeding book of 8th anaesthesia symposium Alpe-Adria; 1995 May 26-28; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovenian association of anaesthesia and intensive medicine,
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 125-30
Language		eng
Abstract		Multiple reviews of the subject of preoperative evaluation have been published within recent years (1,2,3), and various methods have been recommended for the identification of patients who are at increased risk of perioperative and postoperative complications. Three years ago we published a study on predicting the risk of respiratory complications (4). We used a special form for assessing the patient's pulmonary risk, which was developed at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana. The same form was employed in our present study. It has proved a useful screening tool, which enables us to institute perioperative measures designed to reduce the danger of pulmonary complications.
Descriptors		PREOPERATIVE CARE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS SPIROMETRY LUNG DISEASES