Effect of Endobronchial Coils vs Usual Care on Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Severe Emphysema

C. Sciurba, Frank; J. Criner, Gerard; Strange, Charlie; L. Shah, Pallav; Michaud, Gaëtane; A. Connolly, Timothy; Deslée, Gaëtan; Tillis, William; Delage, Antoine; Marquette, Charles‐Hugo; Krishna, Ganesh; Kalhan, Ravi; Scott Ferguson, J.; A. Jantz, Michael; Maldonado, Fabien; J. McKenna, Robert; Majid, Adnan; Rai, Navdeep; Gay, Steven; T. Dransfield, Mark; F. Angel, Luis; A. Maxfield, Roger; Herth, Felix; M. Wahidi, Momen; C. Mehta, Atul; Slebos, Dirk‐Jan

doi:10.1001/jama.2016.6261

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Effect of Endobronchial Coils vs Usual Care on Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Severe Emphysema

Published in JAMA • May 15, 2016

Authors:

Frank C. Sciurba

Gerard J. Criner

Charlie Strange

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Preliminary clinical trials have demonstrated that endobronchial coils compress emphysematous lung tissue and may improve lung function, exercise tolerance, and symptoms in patients with emphysema and severe lung hyperinflation. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness and safety of end...

Subject

Medicine

Minimal clinically important difference

Quality of life (healthcare)

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