Assertion: thoracotomy | /r/CapableOf | reduce total chest compliance
Facets:
value: regardless of
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Because thoracotomy injures the respiratory muscles of the chest wall and reduces total chest compliance regardless of whether lung resection is performed [], postoperative pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and 6 MWD would be expected to be influenced by alterations in thoracotomy procedures.