Can the Melbourne Scoring Scale be used to assess postoperative pulmonary complications in high-risk patients following lung resection?

B. Brocki (Aalborg, Denmark), E. Westerdahl (Örebro, Sweden), J. Andreasen (Aalborg, Denmark), J. Andreasen (Aalborg, Denmark)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Acutely hospitalised patients: physiotherapy interventions and assessment methods
Session: Acutely hospitalised patients: physiotherapy interventions and assessment methods
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1423
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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