I. Outcomes from the NETT

Alfred P. Fishman

Foreword: The Natural History, Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Emphysema: Report of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Message from the Chair of the NETT Steering Committee
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 379 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerard J. Criner and Alice L. Sternberg

Introduction: National Emphysema Treatment Trial: The State-of-the-Art of the Evaluation and Treatment of Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 380 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Gail G. Weinmann, Yen-Pin Chiang, and Steven Sheingold

The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A Study in Agency Collaboration
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 381-384 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Robert A. Wise and M. Bradley Drummond

The Role of NETT in Emphysema Research
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 385-392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Gerard J. Criner and Alice L. Sternberg

National Emphysema Treatment Trial: The Major Outcomes of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Severe Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 393-405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Scott D. Ramsey, Sean D. Sullivan, and Robert M. Kaplan

Cost-Effectiveness of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 406-411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Patricia A. Jellen, Frances L. Brogan, Anne Marie Kuzma, Catherine Meldrum, Yvonne M. Meli, and Carla L. Grabianowski

NETT Coordinators: Researchers, Caregivers, or Both?
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 412-415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

II. Lessons from NETT on Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Get checked abstract Henry E. Fessler, Steven M. Scharf, Edward P. Ingenito, Robert J. McKenna, Jr., and Amir Sharafkhaneh

Physiologic Basis for Improved Pulmonary Function after Lung Volume Reduction
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 416-420 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract George R. Washko, Eric Hoffman, and John J. Reilly

Radiographic Evaluation of the Potential Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Candidate
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 421-426 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr., David Lipson, Mark Krasna, Omar A. Minai, Robert J. McKenna, Jr., and Byron M. Thomashow

The Evaluation and Preparation of the Patient for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 427-431 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Neil W. Brister, Rodger E. Barnette, Victor Kim, and Michael Keresztury

Anesthetic Considerations in Candidates for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 432-437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Amir Sharafkhaneh, Jeremy A. Falk, Omar A. Minai, and David A. Lipson

Overview of the Perioperative Management of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Patients
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 438-441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr., Robert J. McKenna, Jr., Claude C. Deschamps, and Mark J. Krasna

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Technique, Operative Mortality, and Morbidity
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 442-446 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Namrata Patel, Malcolm DeCamp, and Gerard J. Criner

Lung Transplantation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery versus Transplantation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 447-453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Edward P. Ingenito, Douglas E. Wood, and James P. Utz

Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Severe Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 454-460 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Gerard J. Criner, Alice L. Sternberg, and for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group

A Clinician's Guide to the Use of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 461-467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

III. Lessons from NETT on the Prognosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Emphysema

Get checked abstract Omar A. Minai, Joshua Benditt, and Fernando J. Martinez

Natural History of Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 468-474 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Amir Sharafkhaneh, Nicola A. Hanania, and Victor Kim

Pathogenesis of Emphysema: From the Bench to the Bedside
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 475-477 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Victor Kim, Thomas J. Rogers, and Gerard J. Criner

New Concepts in the Pathobiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 478-485 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Craig P. Hersh, Dawn L. DeMeo, and Edwin K. Silverman

National Emphysema Treatment Trial State of the Art: Genetics of Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 486-493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Paul J. Friedman

Imaging Studies in Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 494-500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Philip T. Diaz, Aaron S. Bruns, Michael E. Ezzie, Nathaniel Marchetti, and Byron M. Thomashow

Optimizing Bronchodilator Therapy in Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 501-505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Jeremy A. Falk, Omar A. Minai, and Zab Mosenifar

Inhaled and Systemic Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 506-512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Victor Kim, Joshua O. Benditt, Robert A. Wise, and Amir Sharafkhaneh

Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 513-518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Daniel A. King, Francis Cordova, and Steven M. Scharf

Nutritional Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 519-523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Andrew L. Ries, Barry J. Make, and John J. Reilly

Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 524-529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Neil MacIntyre and Yuh Chin Huang

Acute Exacerbations and Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 530-535 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Samuel Krachman, Omar A. Minai, and Steven M. Scharf

Sleep Abnormalities and Treatment in Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 536-542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Jeremy A. Falk, Steven Kadiev, Gerard J. Criner, Steven M. Scharf, Omar A. Minai, and Philip Diaz

Cardiac Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 543-548 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Wissam M. Chatila, Byron M. Thomashow, Omar A. Minai, Gerard J. Criner, and Barry J. Make

Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 549-555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Elizabeth Kozora, Charles Emery, Robert M. Kaplan, Fredrick S. Wamboldt, Lening Zhang, and Barry J. Make

Cognitive and Psychological Issues in Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 556-560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Robert M. Kaplan and Andrew L. Ries

Health-related Quality of Life in Emphysema
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 561-566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Get checked abstract Anne Marie Kuzma, Yvonne Meli, Catherine Meldrum, Patricia Jellen, Marianne Butler-Lebair, Debra Koczen-Doyle, Peter Rising, Kim Stavrolakes, and Frances Brogan

Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 567-571 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Credit Roster
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 572-574 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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