Two years’ outcome of lung volume reduction surgery in different morphologic emphysema types Jürg Hamacher, MD, Konrad E Bloch, MD, Uz Stammberger, MD, Ralph A Schmid, MD, Irene Laube, MD, Erich W Russi, MD, Walter Weder, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 5, Pages 1792-1798 (November 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00990-X
Fig 1 Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea score over time in the three morphology groups. Values are given as mean ± standard error of the mean. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1792-1798DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00990-X)
Fig 2 Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) as percentage of its predicted value, in the three computed tomographic morphologic groups. Values are given as mean ± standard error of the mean. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1792-1798DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00990-X)
Fig 3 Residual volume/total lung capacity (RV/TLC) ratio in the three computed tomographic morphologic groups. Values are given as mean ± standard error of the mean. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1792-1798DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00990-X)
Fig 4 Survival in the three different morphologic groups. The difference in survival in the three groups was significant (p = 0.006). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1792-1798DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00990-X)