Awake or intubated surgery in diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases? A prospective study
Background Risks associated with video-assisted surgical lung biopsy (VASLB) for interstitial lung disease (ILD) with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are not nil. Awake video-assisted surgical lung biopsy (Awake-VASLB) has been proposed as a method to obtain a precise diagnosis in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2021-07-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/00630-2020.full |