CURRENT MEDICINE

1National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group. A randomized trial comparing lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2059-73.

2National Emphysema Treatment Trial Group. Cost effectiveness of lung-volume reduction surgery for patients with severe emphysema. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2092-102.

3National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group. Patients at high risk of death after lung-volume reduction surgery. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1075-83.

4 Ramsey SD DL Patrick Albert RK The cost effectiveness of lung transplantation: a pilot study. Chest 1995; 108:1594-601.

5 Gelb AF M Brenner McKenna RJ Serial lung function and elastic recoil after lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema. Chest 1998; 113:1497-506.