title: Clinical trials and future prospects for lung volume reduction surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011379:Prognosis; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome