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. 1984 Dec;38(6):633-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62324-7.

Hospital mortality and long-term survival in relation to preoperative function in elderly patients with bronchogenic carcinoma

H Berggren, R Ekroth, R Malmberg, J Naucler, G William-Olsson

Hospital mortality and long-term survival in relation to preoperative function in elderly patients with bronchogenic carcinoma

H Berggren et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1984 Dec.

Abstract

During an eight-year period, 82 patients 70 years of age or older were operated on for bronchogenic carcinoma. Hospital mortality was 15.9%, and five-year survival was 32%. Results of preoperative dynamic spirometry and bicycle ergometry were predictive for post-operative six-week mortality but not for long-term survival.

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