Table 1.
Evaluation of respiratory muscles and respiratory function.
| Day 8 | Day 11 | Day 14 | Day 37 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRC | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | |
| Difference in thoracic circumference (mm) | Third intercostal space | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Xiphoid process | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | |
| 10th intercostal space | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | |
| VC (mL) | Pre-mLVR | 1063.3 | 1112.5 | 1155.0 | 1502.5 |
| Post-mLVR | 1193.3 | 1170.0 | 1240.0 | 1462.5 | |
| Difference (Post-Pre) | 130.0 | 57.5 | 85.0 | −40.0 | |
| IC (mL) | Pre-mLVR | 776.0 | 798.7 | 1052.0 | 1241.0 |
| Post-mLVR | 1081.0 | 999.3 | 1253.3 | 1293.3 | |
| Difference (Post-Pre) | 305.0 | 200.7 | 201.3 | 52.3 | |
| TV (mL) | Pre-mLVR | 121.7 | 128.0 | 102.7 | 300.0 |
| Post-mLVR | 137.3 | 185.7 | 107.7 | 302.0 | |
| Difference (Post-Pre) | 15.7 | 57.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| VAS (mm) | Pre-mLVR | 78 | 64 | 48 | 32 |
| Post-mLVR | 70 | 44 | 43 | 32 | |
| Difference (Post-Pre) | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
Abbreviations: IC = inspiratory capacity, mLVR = modified lung volume recruitment, MRC = medical research council, TV = tidal volume, VAS = visual analogue scale, VC = vital capacity. Note that not only objective but also subjective respiratory scales showed improvement after mLVR therapy.