Minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in medicine have been applied
for a more selective and tailored approach to reduce patients' morbidity and mortality. The …

Advances in operative technique and perioperative care have considerably reduced
surgical morbidity and mortality after pulmonary resections. Various single and combined …

Objective: The aim was to investigate the ventricular/vascular coupling of the intact right
heart under conditions of normal operation and acute pulmonary hypertension. Methods …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the functional evaluation of lung cancer
patients has been facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European …

ERS/ATS statement on interventional pulmonology. European Respiratory Society/American
Thoracic Society ERS/ATS statement on interventional pulmonology. European Respiratory …

Background This section of the guidelines is intended to provide an evidence-based
approach to the preoperative physiologic assessment of a patient being considered for …

Thoracoscopy is the most accurate yet most expensive tool for establishing the diagnosis of
tuberculous (TB) pleurisy. However, most high TB‐incidence regions have limited financial …

Background Talc is the most effective chemical pleurodesis agent for patients with malignant
pleural effusion. However, concerns have arisen about the safety of intrapleural application …

Exercise testing with measurement of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is increasingly
used in the assessment of lung resection candidates, but its predictive value for …

Objectives: To determine whether use of an oral nicotine inhaler can result in long term
reduction in smoking and whether concomitant use of nicotine replacement and smoking is …