Abstract

PURPOSE: Controversy exists regarding the role of surgical lung biopsy (SLB) in suspected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The clinician's decision to refer patients for SLB incorporates an estimate of the risk of this procedure. To better gauge the risk of SLB, we examined postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing SLB for interstitial lung disease (ILD).

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