Lung volume reduction: surgical treatment for emphysema
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Lung volume reduction: surgical treatment for emphysema
Abstract
Background: Lung volume reduction surgery is currently being investigated as a method of improving the respiratory function of patients with end-stage emphysema.
Purpose: This article reviews the current literature on lung volume reduction surgery and proposes a multidisciplinary team approach to postoperative management.
Methods: We did a MEDLINE search and retrieved relevant articles. We selected and reviewed nine medical articles published in 1993, 1995, and 1996; one medical article from 1959; and one of four nursing articles. Overall, the articles describe the different techniques of median sternotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and unilateral versus bilateral procedures.
Conclusion: Lung volume reduction surgery is beneficial, but further investigation is required.
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