Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
"Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The amount of a gas taken up, by the pulmonary capillary blood from the alveolar gas, per minute per unit of average pressure of the gradient of the gas across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.
| Descriptor ID |
D011653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.650.650 G09.772.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity" by people in Profiles.
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DLCO Biologic Quality-Control Findings From a Multi-Center Global Study. Respir Care. 2023 09; 68(9):1245-1253.
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Number of Ribs Resected is Associated with Respiratory Complications Following Lobectomy with en bloc Chest Wall Resection. Lung. 2016 08; 194(4):619-24.
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Changes in Spirometry After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Artif Organs. 2015 Dec; 39(12):1046-50.
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Diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is an independent prognostic factor for long-term survival after curative lung resection for cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2009 Dec 15; 100(8):703-7.
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The incidence of perioperative anastomotic complications after sleeve lobectomy is not increased after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep; 88(3):945-50; discussion 950-1.