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Endobronchial valves

04
Dec 2017

The Dutch National Health Care Institute (Zorginstituut Nederland) specified indication for one-way endobronchial valves that can be supported for coverage within basic health insurance package

The Dutch National Health Care Institute considered that application of one-way endobronchial valves for endobronchial lung volume reduction fulfills the criteria of “state of science and practice” for patients with severe emphysema and insufficiency of drug treatment. Therefore, this procedure can be included into a basic package for appropriate indication.