These results suggest that increased LOS following pulmonary resection is due primarily to prolonged air leaks. Furthermore, patients who have their chest tubes removed sooner are discharged sooner.
ABSTRACT:The contributions of different enzymes to 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) biotransformation were assessed in human lung microsomes prepared from peripheral lung specimens obtained from seven subjects. Metabolite formation was expressed as a percentage of total recovered radioactivity from
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