Lung volume reduction surgery in emphysema: A systematic review

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 641-648

  Stirling, George R ^a,b,c,d,e   Babidge, Wendy J ^a,b,c,d,e   Peacock, Morris J ^a,b,c,d,e   Smith, Julian A ^a,b,c,d,e   Matar, Kevin S ^a,b,c,d,e   Snell, Gregory I ^a,b,c,d,e   Colville, Deborah J ^a,b,c,d,e   Maddern, Guy J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Ladhope Chambers   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; EMPHYSEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG VOLUME; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034910882     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02421-3     Document Type: Article

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