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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2006 6(3):138-140; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkl024
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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain | Volume 6 Number 3 2006 © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia [2006]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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1. With respect to lung cancer:
(a) False; (b) False; (c) False; (d) True; (e) False
(a) Second only to prostate cancer, but is the leading cause of cancer related death. (b) Was 6:1 in the 1950s but is now 3:2. (c) 60% die within 1 yr of diagnosis. (d) 80% are non-small cell, 35–45% squamous cell, 15% adenocarcinoma and 10% large cell. (e) Although this is false less than 5% are operable.
2. When considering suitability for pneumonectomy:
(a) True; (b) True; (c) False; (d) True; (e) False
(a) Perioperative morbidity and mortality increases more than the age of 80. (c) An FEV1 >2.0 litre is acceptable. Less than this requires further investigation of lung function. (d) Mortality is quoted as high as 11% in some countries. (e) If weight loss is >10% then advanced disease is likely. Poor nutritional status is associated with an increased risk of postoperative . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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