Predictors of pneumothorax following endoscopic valve therapy in patients with severe emphysema

• Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1767 - 1773
• Main Authors: Gompelmann, Daniela, Lim, Hyun-Ju, Eberhardt, Ralf, Gerovasili, Vasiliki, Herth, Felix Jf, Heussel, Claus Peter, Eichinger, Monika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2016; Dove Medical Press Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Area Under Curve; Bronchoscopy - adverse effects; Bronchoscopy - instrumentation; Care and treatment; Chest tubes; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Emphysema; Emphysema, Pulmonary; Endoscopy; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Linear Models; Logistic Models; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - physiopathology; Lung - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Multidetector Computed Tomography; Odds Ratio; Original Research; Patients; Pneumothorax; Pneumothorax - diagnosis; Pneumothorax - etiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Pulmonary Emphysema - diagnosis; Pulmonary Emphysema - physiopathology; Pulmonary Emphysema - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; ROC Curve; Severity of Illness Index; Software; Tomography; Treatment Outcome; Values; Valves; Variables; Vital Capacity; Walk Test; endoscopic lung volume reduction; valve therapy; COPD; emphysema; pneumothorax

Endoscopic valve implantation is an effective treatment for patients with advanced emphysema. Despite the minimally invasive procedure, valve placement is associated with risks, the most common of which is pneumothorax. This study was designed to identify predictors of pneumothorax following endosco...