Atelectasis and survival after bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for COPD.
Hopkinson NS, Kemp SV, Toma TP, Hansell DM, Geddes DM, Shah PL, Polkey MI.
Hopkinson NS, et al. Among authors: geddes dm.
Eur Respir J. 2011 Jun;37(6):1346-51. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00100110. Epub 2010 Oct 14.
Eur Respir J. 2011.
PMID: 20947683
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The benefit is most pronounced in, though not confined to, patients where lobar atelectasis has occurred. Few data exist on their long-term outcome. 19 patients (16 males; meansd forced expiratory volume in 1 s 28.411.9% predicted) underwent BLVR between July 2002 and Febr …
The benefit is most pronounced in, though not confined to, patients where lobar atelectasis has occurred. Few data exist on their long-te …