Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Sep;118(3):518-28. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(99)70191-1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Duplicate Publication
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Pneumonectomy* / methods
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / drug therapy
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / surgery*
  • Quality of Life
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
  • Research Design
  • Surgical Stapling
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted