Association Between Subsegmental Dosing Accuracy and Outcomes of Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation: An Exploratory Retrospective Study in Severe Heterogeneous Emphysema.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2026 · PMC13006177 · PMID 41878299

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Our adjusted analyses demonstrated that only the 1-month CAT score difference reached nominal significance after controlling for these confounders (adjusted P = 0.04), whereas the unadjusted analysis showed borderline significance ( P = 0.059) and other outcomes lost statistical significance entirely, a pattern potentially attributable to limited statistical power in this exploratory study.

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