The team examined data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient claims database, evaluating all beneficiaries with severe emphysema undergoing either LVRS or EBV between ...

Overall, 3,219 patients underwent lung volume reduction therapy: LVRS in 2,378 and EBV in 841. The researchers found that compared with those who underwent LVRS, EBV patients had lower Elixhauser ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) For patients with advanced emphysema, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) results in lower mortality and morbidity compared to endobronchial valve placement ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and ...

EBV was associated with higher 30-day mortality, 30-day readmission rate, reintervention rate, and 30-day readmission with pneumothorax, higher supplementary oxygen requirement, and higher all-cause ...