Lung volume reduction surgery in a ventilated patient with severe pulmonary emphysema

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1037-1038

  Murtuza, Bari ^a   Keogh, Brian F ^a   Simonds, Anita K ^a   Pepper, John R ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035105339     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02437-1     Document Type: Article

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