Commentary: Analytic morphomics and LVRS – a story of frailty and fibrosis

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a known therapeutic approach for the management of emphysematous disease. Much information about selection criteria and outcomes after LVRS derives from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT)1. Although LVRS is an accepted operation for severe emphysema, this operation is arguably underutilized, which may be secondary to limited access to specialized centers, lack of awareness of NETT results or misinterpretation of LVRS benefits, perceptions of LVRS assessment being too complex and related to higher costs, and limited availability of pulmonary rehabilitation programs2.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: THORACIC – Commentary Source Type: research