By offering these advanced techniques, the hospital is significantly improving patient outcomes, reducing recovery times, and ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and mor ...

Most of the LVRS procedures were minimally invasive (1,897 video-assisted thoracoscopic/robotic surgeries versus 481 open ...

Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated ...

Options include: Thoracotomy: A traditional open chest surgery Video-associated thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A surgery involving a tiny camera and surgical tools that are inserted through one or ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

At the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS ... were minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic or robotic surgeries, while 481 were open surgeries. “Medicare beneficiaries who undergo ...

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