Short-term and Long-term Outcomes After Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery(*)

Authors :: Flaherty, Kevin R.
Kazerooni, Ella A.
Curtis, Jeffrey L.
Iannettoni, Mark
Lange, Leslie
Schork, M. Anthony
Martinez, Fernando J.
Source :: Chest. May 2001, Vol. 119 Issue 5, 1337
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate selection criteria and duration of benefit for patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Methods: Eighty-nine consecutive patients with severe emphysema who underwent bilateral LVRS were prospectively [...]

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