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. 2025 Apr 29;14(9):3062.
doi: 10.3390/jcm14093062.

Comment on Akil et al. Nonintubated versus Intubated Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Patients with End-Stage Lung Emphysema and Hypercapnia. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 3750

Franziska C Trudzinski  1   2 , Hans Hoffmann  3 , Frank Langer  4 , Konstantina Kontogianni  1   2 , Jan Mahlmann  5 , Ralf Eberhardt  6
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Comment on Akil et al. Nonintubated versus Intubated Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Patients with End-Stage Lung Emphysema and Hypercapnia. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 3750

Franziska C Trudzinski et al. J Clin Med. .

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We read with interest the study by Akil et al [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

KK has received honoraria for lectures and training courses from Olympus, RE has received honoraria for lectures and training courses from Olympus and Pulmonx. All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest related to the content of this manuscript.

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