Table 3.
Variable changes in FEV1, FVC, and DLco after pneumonectomy and tomotherapy according to the age of the patients at tomotherapy
| Pneumonectomy | Δ FEV 1 (% pred) (mean ± SD) | Δ FVC (% pred) (mean ± SD) | Δ DLco (% pred) (mean ± SD) |
| < 65 years (n = 19) | 31.7 ±16 (P = 0.043) | 31 ±24 (P = 0.039) | 33.8 ±24 (P = 0.042) |
| ≥ 65 years (n = 4) | 21.9 ±11 (P = 0.037) | 23.7 ±20 (P = 0.047) | 26.7 ±24 (P = 0.035) |
| Tomotherapy | Δ FEV 1 (% pred) (mean ± SD) | Δ FVC (% pred) (mean ± SD) | Δ DLco (% pred) (mean ± SD) |
| < 65 years (n = 19) | NS | NS | NS |
| ≥ 65 years (n = 4) | NS | NS | NS |