In-hospital mortality following surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the USA: 2000-2011
(2015)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, J. P., Fogarty, A. W., McKeever, T. M., & Hubbard, R. B. (2016). In-hospital mortality following surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the USA: 2000-2011. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 193(10), 1161-1167. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201508-1632OC
Rationale: Surgical lung biopsy can help to determine a specific diagnosis in interstitial lung disease, but has associated risks. Most currently available mortality data are derived from case series and may not be generalizable to broader population... Read More about In-hospital mortality following surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the USA: 2000-2011.