%0 Journal Article
%T Association of preoperative systemic corticosteroid therapy with surgical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
%A Faek Jamali
%A Habib El-Khoury
%A Hani Tamim
%A Hassan Chami
%A Samer Abou Arbid
%J Archive of "Annals of Thoracic Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/atm.ATM_245_18
%X Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risks and benefits associated with preoperative steroids in COPD patients
%K Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
%K corticosteroids
%K postoperative pulmonary complications
%K postoperative wound complications
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6467015/