Results of lung volume reduction surgery in patients meeting a National Emphysema Treatment Trial high-risk criterion

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 829-835

  Meyers, Bryan F ^a,b,c   Yusen, Roger D ^a,b   Guthrie, Tracey J ^a,b   Patterson, G Alexander ^a,b   Lefrak, Stephen S ^a,b   Davis, Gail E ^a,b   Cooper, Joel D ^a,b   Wood, Douglas E ^c   Egan, Thomas M ^c   Deslauriers, Jean ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c 3108 Queeny Tower ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 12144286111     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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