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Comment
. 2018 Dec 15;198(12):1586-1587.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1396LE.

The LIBERATE Trial: Options to Reduce the Risk of Post-procedural Pneumothorax and Length of Stay

Gerard J Fitzmaurice  1 , Kelvin Lau  2 , Karen C Redmond  1
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The LIBERATE Trial: Options to Reduce the Risk of Post-procedural Pneumothorax and Length of Stay

Gerard J Fitzmaurice et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Heterogeneous Emphysema (LIBERATE).
    Criner GJ, Sue R, Wright S, Dransfield M, Rivas-Perez H, Wiese T, Sciurba FC, Shah PL, Wahidi MM, de Oliveira HG, Morrissey B, Cardoso PFG, Hays S, Majid A, Pastis N Jr, Kopas L, Vollenweider M, McFadden PM, Machuzak M, Hsia DW, Sung A, Jarad N, Kornaszewska M, Hazelrigg S, Krishna G, Armstrong B, Shargill NS, Slebos DJ; LIBERATE Study Group. Criner GJ, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov 1;198(9):1151-1164. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201803-0590OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018. PMID: 29787288 Clinical Trial.

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