Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Patients with Heterogenous Emphysema: Selecting Perspective.

Background: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) was introduced to alleviate clinical conditions in selected patients with heterogenous emphysema. Clarifying the most suitable patients for LVRS remained unclear.

Aim: This study was undertaken to specifically analyze the preoperative factor affecting to LVRS.

Allogeneic umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot clinical study.

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD results from chronic inflammation of the lungs. Current treatments, including physical and chemical therapies, provide limited results.

Impact of "opening the lung" ventilatory strategy on burn patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility and influence of opening the lung strategy ventilation on burned patients complicated with ARDS.

Methods: A prospective study was carried out in 66 moderate to severe burned patients also presented with ARDS who were randomly divided into the control group (ventilated as ARDS net) and the study group (ventilated with open lung strategy). All patients were ventilated with volume control mode until weaning.