Table 3.
Changes of the lung function, effort tolerance and symptomatic status in patients of the Group A with pneumonectomy
| n=13 | before Pre-PR (T1) | after Pre-PR (T2) | after resection (T3) | Δ [T2-T1] | Δ [T2-T3] | Δ [T1-T3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean [95% CI] |
% change | mean [95% CI] |
% change | mean [95% CI] |
% change | ||||
| FEV1 (ml) | 1888±625 | 2127±501 | 1344±392 | 236 [45, 426] |
17 | 824** [640, 1009] |
38 | 576** [390, 763] |
29 |
| FEV1 % pred. | 65±12 | 74±12 | 48±6 | 9* [3, 16] |
16 | 28** [22, 35] |
36 | 18** [13, 24] |
27 |
| VC (ml) | 3216±927 | 3565±831 | 2187±672 | 296 [17, 574] |
13 | 1385** [1071, 1700] |
39 | 1105** [820, 1391] |
33 |
| VC % pred. | 89±16 | 99±18 | 62±10 | 10 [1, 18] |
13 | 38** [29, 47] |
37 | 29** [23, 35] |
31 |
| Tiffeneau index (%) | 58±6 | 60±8 | 57±12 | 3 [0, 7] |
4 | 4 [-2, 10] |
7 | 0 [-8, 7] |
1 |
| IC (%) | 73±13 | 82±14 | 70±11 | -* | 9 | -** | 12 | - | 3 |
| FEF50 (%) | 30±10 | 33±8 | 18±11 | 3 [-1, 7] |
15 | 15** [6, 24] |
44 | 12* [1, 23] |
32 |
| FEF25 (%) | 31±9 | 32±11 | 17±11 | 1 [-6, 9] |
12 | 15* [5, 26] |
38 | 13* [3, 23] |
39 |
| 6MWD (m) | 354±78 | 422±82 | 327±74 | 55** [34, 76] |
21 | 87** [66, 108] |
23 | 31** [16, 46] |
8 |
| Dyspnea before 6MWT | 2.5±0.9 | 1.4±0.9 | 2.1±0.5 | -1.0** [-0.7, -1.3] |
- | -0.9* [-0.3, -1.5] |
- | 0 [-0.7, 0.7] |
- |
| Dyspnea after 6MWT | 3.5±0.9 | 2.4±0.6 | 3.3±0.6 | -1.0** [-0.7, -1.3] |
- | -1.0** [-0.5, -1.5] |
- | 0 [-0.7, 0.7] |
- |
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;
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01