Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  van Agteren, Joseph E M ^a   Carson, Kristin V ^b   Tiong, Leong Ung ^c   Smith, Brian J ^b  

^a Centre for Inflammatory Disease Research (CIDR)   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LUNG; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LUNG; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURES;

EID: 84991278392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001001.pub3     Document Type: Review

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