title: Health-related quality of life after lung volume reduction surgery.
abstract: Many studies have demonstrated short-term physiologic benefits and improvements in various measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). However, LVRS involves short-term risks of morbidity, disability, and mortality. Few reports describe the long-term effects of LVRS on patients with emphysema. Rational decision making about LVRS depends on whether the expected improvement in quality of life from LVRS outweighs the expected disability and morbidity and the potential mortality from the procedure. This report describes the HRQOL and survival outcomes of patients with emphysema after LVRS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Roger D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Yusen
authors.forename: Lee E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: Kathy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome