Kirurgisk lungevolumenreduktion til behandling af svært emfysem
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Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment option for patients with severe emphysema. A multicentre randomised trial (NETT) found, that LVRS reduced symptoms from emphysema, and in selected patients with heterogen-ous emphysema it improved survival. Since NETT was performed, other studies have demonstrated positive outcomes, both symptomatic and for survival in previously classified high-risk patients. Post-operative mortality after LVRS is now negligible, which is often credited to minimally invasive techniques, greater experience with the patient group and improved operative equipment.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Lung volume reduction surgery for severe emphysema treatment |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Artikelnummer | V05180356 |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 181 |
Antal sider | 5 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 2019 |
- Emphysema/surgery, Humans, Lung, Pneumonectomy, Pulmonary Emphysema, Treatment Outcome
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Links
- https://ugeskriftet.dk/videnskab/kirurgisk-lungevolumenreduktion-til-behandling-af-svaert-emfysem
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