Respiratory failure surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview[edit | edit source]

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].

OR

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]

OR

The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].

OR

The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.

OR

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].

Indications[edit | edit source]

• Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].

OR

• Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
  • [Indication 1]
  • [Indication 2]
  • [Indication 3]
• The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
  • [Indication 1]
  • [Indication 2]
  • [Indication 3]

Surgery[edit | edit source]

• The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.

OR

• Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].

Contraindications[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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