Medical disorders for which preoperative assessment of respiratory muscle function is needed
| Patients with borderline lung function, with or without hyperinflation (COPD, asthma) |
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| Severe obesity |
| Deformities of thoracic cage (e.g. kyphoscoliosis) |
| Neuromuscular disorders |
| Poor nutritional states (e.g. malignancies) |
| Chronic glucocorticosteroid therapy |
| Endocrine disorders (e.g. thyroid diseases) |