COPD Assessment for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

You are reviewing a 68-year-old man in the preadmission clinic. He is scheduled to undergo a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for recurrent cholecystitis and a recent episode of cholangitis requiring hospital admission. Medications: aclidinium/formoterol (eformoterol) 340/12 mcg inhaled twice daily amlodipine 5 mg daily candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide 32/12.5 mg daily cholecalciferol 25 mcg daily paracetamol 1 g four times daily salbutamol 200 mcg inhaled 4 times a day as required Investigations included Spirometry ABG ECG 6MWT CXR