A 74-year-old Uttarakhand man, deemed too high-risk for lung cancer surgery due to severe breathing issues and diabetes, has ...

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are already compromised, so the prospect of removing all or part of a lung is especially daunting for these patients if they are also ...

—A recent Australian study sought to determine the impact of COPD and smoking on post-operative pulmonary complications following lung cancer resection. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of ...

A retrospective study found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with postoperative pulmonary complications and longer length of stay (LOS) following lung cancer resection.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to die in the year after undergoing surgery and rack up higher health care costs post-operation, study finds. A study found ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to die within a year of undergoing elective surgery and to incur higher healthcare costs than similar patients without COPD, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “A big take-away from this study is that these patients are at increased risk of death and incur higher health ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery and incur higher health care costs than similar patients without ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung ...

Who helps you manage your COPD? It’s more than just one doctor. It’s a medical care team. What Kind of Doctors Treat COPD? Your COPD care team includes providers who prescribe medicine, guide therapy ...