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Effectiveness of Emphysema Surgery Questioned -- Study Proposed January 25, 2002 - 1:39 AM by Dr. Gary Farr | Category:
Respiratory Conditions |
In an effort to settle controversy over a surgical procedure used frequently in emphysema patients, the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute is proposing a controlled study of the technique. The procedure, which can total $20,000 per patient, involves the removal of heavily damaged areas of the lungs in an effort to make better use of the healthier portions. A number of surgical centers using the surgery report that many of their patients improve substantially. Critics of the procedure say that the results are only temporary. About five percent of those undergoing the operation die from the procedure. We should know the results of the study in about eight years.
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Source: Effectiveness of Emphysema Surgery Questioned -- Study Proposed
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