Reply to Fiorelli et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK srathinam@rcsed.ac.uk.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

Comment

Sridhar Rathinam et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jan.

. 2016 Jan;49(1):359-60.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv184. Epub 2015 Jun 2.

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK srathinam@rcsed.ac.uk.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Emphysema; Endobronchial valves; Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS); Pain; Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).

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The role of the emphysema multidisciplinary team in a successful lung volume reduction surgery programme†.
Rathinam S, Oey I, Steiner M, Spyt T, Morgan MD, Waller DA. Rathinam S, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Dec;46(6):1021-6; discussion 1026. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu129. Epub 2014 Apr 24. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014. PMID: 24771753
Management of postoperative pain as part of a successful multidisciplinary lung volume reduction surgery programme.
Fiorelli A, Polverino M, Santini M. Fiorelli A, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jan;49(1):359. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv183. Epub 2015 Jun 2. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016. PMID: 26036240 No abstract available.