Before LVRS | 3 months after LVRS | |
---|---|---|
*p<0.03 v preoperative value. | ||
†p<0.05 v apical region. | ||
TLV (ml) | 6667 (1284) | 5779 (1221)* |
% Emphysema | ||
Whole lung | 47 (10) | 39 (11)* |
Apical region | 56 (18) | 42 (13)* |
Basal region | 42 (10)† | 33 (11)*† |
Power law exponent (D) | ||
Whole lung | 0.56 (0.07) | 0.60 (0.10)* |
Apical region | 0.51 (0.16) | 0.50 (0.10) |
Basal region | 0.59 (0.11)† | 0.61 (0.08)† |