Mortality related to surgical lung biopsy in patients with interstitial lung disease: The devil is in the denominator

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 193, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1082-1084

  Raj, Rishi ^a   Brown, Kevin K ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BIOPSY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RATE; MORTALITY RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL LUNG BIOPSY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; BIOPSY; LUNG; LUNG SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85012885029     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/RCCM.201512-2488ED     Document Type: Review

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