Table 2.
Changes of the lung function, effort tolerance and symptomatic status in patients of the Group Awith lobectomy
| n = 43 | Before Pre-PR (T1) | after Pre-PR (T2) | after resection (T3) | Δ [T2-T1] | Δ [T2-T3] | Δ [T1-T3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean [95% CI] |
mean change | mean [95% CI] |
mean change | mean [95% CI] |
mean change | ||||
| FEV1 (ml) | 1985±544 | 2334±620 | 1795±544 | 346** [ 259, 434] |
20% | 566** [ 470, 661] |
23% | 189* [ 77, 300] |
7% |
| FEV1 % pred. | 64±14 | 76±15 | 58±13 | 11** [ 9, 13] |
20% | 19** [ 15, 22] |
23% | 6** [ 3, 10] |
7% |
| VC (ml) | 3394±841 | 3877±878 | 3068±858 | 469** [369, 569] |
17% | 763** [590, 935] |
20% | 284* [93, 475] |
6% |
| VC % pred. | 89±16 | 103±16 | 81±15 | 13** [ 11, 16] |
18% | 22** [ 18, 26] |
21% | 8** [3, 12] |
6% |
| Tiffeneau index (%) | 55±9 | 59±9 | 55±10 | 3** [ 1, 5] |
7% | 5** [ 2, 7] |
7% | 1* [-2, 4] |
1% |
| IC (%) | 75±11 | 84±7 | 77±9 | -* | 9% | -* | 7% | - | 2% |
| FEF50 (%) | 30±15 | 34±14 | 19±11 | 3** [1, 6] |
18% | 12** [8, 16] |
39% | 10** [5, 14] |
29% |
| FEF25 (%) | 30±16 | 32±16 | 19±12 | 2* [-1, 5] |
16% | 11** [ 7, 16] |
36% | 11** [5, 16] |
25% |
| 6MWD (m) | 375±99 | 428±91 | 349±91 | 53** [42, 64] |
16% | 85** [71, 100] |
19% | 31** [18, 44] |
6% |
| Dyspnea before 6MWT | 2.2±0.9 | 1.2±0.8 | 2.0±0.6 | -1.0** [-0.8, -1.2] |
- | -0.8** [-0.5, -1.1] |
- | 0.2 [-0.2, 0.6] |
- |
| Dyspnea after 6MWT | 3.2±0.9 | 2.1±0.8 | 2.9±0.7 | -1.1** [-0.9, -1.3] |
- | -1.0** [-0.7, -1.3] |
- | 0.2 [-0.2, 0.6] |
- |
Pre-PR=preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation; Δ=difference between two measured values; FEV1=forced expiratory volume in the first second; VC=vital capacity; IC=inspiratory capacity; FEF=forced expiratory flow; 6MWD=six minute walking distance; 6MWT=six minute walking test; T1=values before preoperative physiotherapy; T2=values after preoperative physiotherapy; T3=values after lung resection.