Open AccessBronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Endobronchial Valves in Low-FEV<sub>1</sub> Patients
Author(s) -
Kaid Darwiche,
Rüdiger Karpf-Wissel,
Stephan Eisenmann,
Clemens Aigner,
Stefan Welter,
Paul Zarogoulidis,
Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt,
Lutz Freitag,
Filiz Oezkan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000452629
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , lung function , lung volume reduction , lung volumes , surgery , lung , pulmonary function testing
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with valves has been shown to improve lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with emphysema, but only few patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) ≤20% predicted have been included in former studies. Although the procedure can be performed safely, pneumothorax is a frequent complication, which can be critical for these very severely diseased patients.