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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:469-470
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Reply to Kutlu

Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Reina Sofía, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain

Received 2 June 2003; accepted 9 June 2003.

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Key Words: Pneumonectomy • Pulmonary complications • Risk factors

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We appreciate the comments by Kutlu about our paper regarding pulmonary complications after pneumonectomy for lung cancer [1]. Pulmonary complications after lung resection, especially pneumonectomy, are frequent and are associated with high mortality rates, being the major cause of postoperative mortality following pneumonectomy. Therefore, it would be of great interest to predict which perioperative factors are associated with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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