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Thorax 58:405-410 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.5.405
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Influence of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) on health related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Table 2

Pulmonary function in both groups at baseline and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months†

Baseline 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months
Parameter Surgical Control Surgical Control Surgical Control Surgical Control Surgical Control
For definition of abbreviations see footnote to table 1.
*Significant difference between groups (p<0.05).
† Follow up measures are least square means adjusted for baseline.
TLC (% pred) 142 (4) 151 (5) 129 (4)* 151 (4) 133 (4)* 150 (4) 135 (4)* 148 (4) 134 (4)* 149 (4)
FRC (% pred) 193 (8) 205 (9) 162 (11)* 207 (10) 167 (11)* 208 (10) 170 (11)* 212 (10) 171 (11)* 212 (10)
RV (% pred) 228 (10) 253 (13) 184 (9)* 235 (8) 191 (8)* 236 (8) 195 (9)* 241 (8) 192 (9)* 239 (8)
FVC (l) 2.3 (0.2) 2.5 (0.2) 2.9 (0.1)* 2.4 (0.1) 3.0 (0.1)* 2.3 (0.1) 2.9 (0.1)* 2.4 (0.1) 2.9 (0.1)* 2.2 (0.1)
FVC (% pred) 71 (5) 73 (3) 88 (3)* 77 (3) 89 (3)* 72 (3) 89 (3)* 75 (3) 88 (3)* 70 (3)
FEV1 (l) 0.8 (0.1) 0.7 (0.0) 1.0 (0.1)* 0.7 (0.1) 1.1 (0.1)* 0.7 (0.1) 1.0 (0.1)* 0.7 (0.2) 1.0 (0.1)* 0.7 (0.1)
FEV1 (% pred) 33 (3) 32 (2) 45 (2)* 33 (2) 45 (2)* 31 (2) 44 (2)* 32 (2) 41 (2)* 30 (2)
FEV1/FVC (%) 33 (2) 32 (2) 37 (1)* 31 (1) 36 (1)* 30 (1) 35 (1)* 30 (1) 33 (1)* 30 (1)
V50 (l/s) 0.31 (0.03) 0.30 (0.02) 0.42 (0.03)* 0.29 (0.02) 0.44 (0.03)* 0.26 (0.02) 0.37 (0.03)* 0.25 (0.02) 0.35 (0.03)* 0.24 (0.02)
V25 (l/s) 0.18 (0.02) 0.15 (0.01) 0.19 (0.01) 0.17 (0.01) 0.20 (0.01)* 0.15 (0.01) 0.17 (0.01) 0.14 (0.01) 0.17 (0.01)* 0.14 (0.01)
VA (% pred) 74 (3) 73 (3) 78 (2) 75 (2) 77 (2) 78 (2) 78 (2) 75 (2) 77 (2) 74 (2)
Tlco (% pred) 35 (2) 38 (2) 34 (2) 36 (2) 36 (2) 32 (2) 37 (2) 33 (2) 37 (2) 33 (2)
MIPRV (cm H2O) −57 (5) −48 (5) −62 (4)* −47 (4) −66 (4)* −53 (4) −64 (4) −53 (4) −63 (4) −53 (4)
MEPTLC (cm H2O) 82 (7) 88 (8) 92 (9) 75 (9) 91 (9)* 66 (9) 84 (9) 79 (9) 102 (9) 89 (9)
6 min walk (m) 387 (15) 372 (17) 373 (13) 356 (12) 403 (13)* 346 (12) 400 (13)* 340 (12) 389 (13)* 323 (12)

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