The use of predicted vs actual haemoglobin in the calculation of gas transfer (TLCO) in lung cancer pathways

G. Dixon (Bristol, United Kingdom), M. Hardyman (Bristol, United Kingdom), T. Sharley (Bristol, United Kingdom), A. Low (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Localised non-small cell lung cancer
Session: Localised non-small cell lung cancer
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1627

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