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Observational studyTherapeutic advances in respiratory disease

Endoscopic lung volume reduction coil treatment in patients with very low FEV

Marcel Simon, Lars Harbaum, Tim Oqueka, Stefan Kluge, Hans Klose

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Observational study in Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcel SimonDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Lars HarbaumDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Tim OquekaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Stefan KlugeDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hans KloseDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndoscopic lung volume reduction coil (LVRC) treatment is a therapeutic option for selected patients with advanced emphysema. The effects and the safety of endoscopic lung volume reduction in patients with very low forced expired volume in one second (FEV

methodsThe study was performed as a retrospective observational study in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf on patients with very low FEV

resultsLVRC treatment was performed in 33 patients with very low FEV

conclusionsLVRC treatment was effective and safe in patients with very low FEV

Indexed as

Forced Expiratory VolumeAgedBronchoscopyClinical Decision-MakingEquipment DesignExercise ToleranceFemaleGermanyHumansLungLung Volume MeasurementsMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPulmonary EmphysemaRecovery of Functionemphysemaendoscopic lung volume reductionendoscopic lung volume reduction coilinterventional pulmonology

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PMID29480070
PMCPMC5937153
OpenAlexW2790876221

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