Usefulness of the lateral position test (LPT) as a preoperative assessment tool in pneumonectomies

A. Das (Kolkata, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Preoperative functional assessment and surgery for malignant diseases
Session: Preoperative functional assessment and surgery for malignant diseases
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1665

Congress or journal article abstractE-poster

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
A. Das (Kolkata, India). Usefulness of the lateral position test (LPT) as a preoperative assessment tool in pneumonectomies. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 1665

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Usefulness of the shuttle walking test in the preoperative evaluation for lung resection surgery
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Lung function I
Year: 2007


Diagnostic efficacy and suitability of trans-thoracic ultrasound for pleural effusion detection–The future non-invasive gold-standard. (study of 4597 cases)
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Thoracic ultrasound as a bedside clinical tool
Year: 2021


Evaluation of the utility of the VRIxp O-plan (vibration response imaging operation planning) in the prediction of pulmonary function after lung surgical resection
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Lung function testing: between spirometry and structured light plethysmography
Year: 2009



Presurgical evaluation in thoracic surgery: a study on 110 patients. A comparison between 2 methods for postsurgical predicted FEV1
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 38s
Year: 2002

Comparison of quantitative CT (QCT) with Chartis measurement to assess collateral ventilation as predictor of success in endoscopic lung volume reduction with valves
Source: International Congress 2017 – Interventional pulmonology highlights 2017
Year: 2017

Clinical applications of contrast-enhanced thoracic ultrasound (CETUS) compared to standard reference tests: a systematic review
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Transthoracic and endobronchial ultrasound
Year: 2020


The preoperative use of stair climbing test to predict postoperative complications in thoracic surgery : A meta analysis
Source: International Congress 2019 – Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Year: 2019


An audit on the use of pretest probability scoring, D dimer and CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in a regional centre
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2009


Role of thoracoscore (thoracic surgery scoring system) in clinical practice
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Surgery for lung cancer: pre-operative evaluation and results
Year: 2011


Role of quantitative perfusion scintigraphy evaluation in determination of the efficiency of the procedure before lung volume reduction coil (LVRC) treatment for severe emphysema
Source: International Congress 2016 – Airway stenting and ablation
Year: 2016

Impact of the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing on the preoperative evaluation of candidates for lung resection
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Exercise: measurements, techniques and paradigms
Year: 2007


Six minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with diagnosis of lung cancer – Clinical value in physiological evaluation candidates for surgical treatment
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pre-operative evaluation in thoracic surgery
Year: 2012


Chartis evaluation of collateral ventilation versus HRCT assessment, in predicting clinical outcomes following endobronchial valve therapy (EBV) in COPD patients
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Endoscopic lung volume reduction: the growing evidence
Year: 2012


Why the fibrobronchoscopy (FB) and the CT-scan have the same importance for establishing the correct staging of lung carcinoma a 4 years study in a respiratory unit
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 325s
Year: 2001

Role of surgery in a multidisciplinary approach for superior sulcus tumors (SST). Morbidity and prognostic factors for long-term success after resection
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Congenital lung lesions and emphysema; lung cancer surgery
Year: 2008


Exercise test as preoperative predictor before pulmonary resection surgery
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pre-operative evaluation in thoracic surgery
Year: 2012

CT-guided transthoracic biopsies of lung lesions: Diagnostic accuracy and safety of a novel frontal core biopsy device
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Interventional procedures for diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases and peripheral pulmonary lesions
Year: 2013

Interpretation of pulmonary function tests and preoperative assessment
Source: International Congress 2014 – PG03 Respiratory medicine: diagnosis to treatment from a mentor and junior perspective
Year: 2014


Respiratory polygraphy (RP) vs polysomnography (PSG) in the preoperative protocol of bariatric surgery: variability in the therapeutic decision.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Diagnostic issues in obstructive sleep apnoea
Year: 2019

Role of rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE)-cytology of pleural crush biopsy samples in diagnostic pleuroscopy (medical thoracoscopy) for assessing requirement of pleurodesis in the same sitting in a TB endemic country
Source: International Congress 2017 – Pleural and mediastinal malignancies
Year: 2017