Author, year, country | Participants | Age Mean (SD) | Interventions | FEV1 Mean (SD) | Maximal or submaximal test/variables reported | Type of complications | Surgical approach |
Prospective cohort studies | |||||||
Ambrozin et al,28 2013, Brazil | 98 | 52.7 (17.2) | Lobectomy/ pneumonectomy (repartition not specified) | 2.3±0.8 L | Maximal/time | Respiratory: 75% Cardiac: 19% Death: 4% Other: 2% | Thoracotomy |
Arruda18 2013, Brazil | 48 | 54.0 (16.7) | All major lung resection without details | 2.3±0.7 L | Maximal/time | Respiratory: 98% Death: 2% | Not specified |
Brunelli, 2008, Italy14 | 640 | 66.7 (9.3) | 533 lobectomies/bilobectomies 107 pneumonectomies | 85.4%±18.8% | Maximal/climbed height | Not reported | Thoracotomy |
Brunelli, 2008,27 Italy | 536 | 67.0 (9.0) | 440 lobectomies 96 pneumonectomies | 85.6±18.9% | Maximal/oxygen desaturation Climbed height | Cardiac: 50% Respiratory: 47% Other: 3% | Thoracotomy |
Nikolić et al,25 2008, Croatia | 101 | 61.1 (8.4) | 55 lobectomies 14 bilobectomies 17 pneumonectomies 15 others | Complications (n=124) 1.63±0.44 L No complications (n=170) 1.75±0.49 L | Maximal/time Oxygen desaturation | Cardiac: 41% Respiratory: 32% Other: 27% | Thoracotomy |
Toker et al,26 2008, Turkey | 150 | 60.0 (10.6) | 101 lobectomies 27 pneumonectomies 22 wedge resections | Complications (n=31) 2.29±0.69 No complications (n=119) 2.43±0.73 | Submaximal/time Oxygen desaturation Heart rate change | Respiratory: 62% Cardiac: 38% | Thoracotomy |
Salahuddin et al,30 2005, Pakistan | 78 | 52.9 (16.2) | All major lung resection without details | <1 floor (n=19) 1.3±0.17 L ≥1 floor (n=59) 4.5±2.37 L | Maximal/climbed height | Respiratory: 67% Cardiac: 33% | Thoracotomy/VATS |
Zurauskas et al,13 2002, Lithuania | 52 | 62.2 (4.6) | 35 lobectomies 11 pneumonectomies 6 others | No data | Maximal/climbed height | Cardiac: 36% Respiratory: 59% Death: 5% | Thoracotomy |
Girish et al,15 2001, USA | 83 | 66.3 (1.3) | 31 lobectomies 6 wedge resections 3 pneumonectomies 3 thymectomies 39 others | Complications (n=21) 1.8±0.77 L No complications (n=62) 2.3±0.82 L | Maximal/climbed height | Respiratory: 67% Cardiac: 25% Death: 8% | Thoracotomy |
Pate et al,29 1996, USA | 11 | 63.6 (4.9) | 5 lobectomies 2 segmentectomies 2 wedge resections 1 pneumonectomy 1 other | 1.38±0.3 L | Maximal/climbed height | Respiratory: 71% Cardiac: 14.5% Death: 14.5% | Thoracotomy |
Holden et al,16 1992, USA | 16 | 68.5 (8.7) | 6 lobectomies 4 pneumonectomies 3 wedge resections 3 segmentectomies | Complications (n=5) 1.38±0.08 L No complications (n=62) 1.44±0.13 L | Maximal/climbed height | Respiratory: 53% Cardiac: 40% Death: 6% | Thoracotomy |
Retrospective cohort studies | |||||||
Dong et al,19 2017, China | 171 | 65.0 (9.0) | 27 wedge resection 122 lobectomies 22 pneunomectomies | Complications (n=124) 1.63±0.44 L No complications (n=170) 1.75±0.49 L | Submaximal/ Oxygen desaturation Heart rate change Climbed height | Cardiac: 59% Respiratory: 36% Death: 5% | Thoracotomy/VATS |
Olsen et al,17 1991, USA | 54 | 60.6 (9.9) | 25 lobectomies 21 wedge resections 4 pneumonectomies 4 others | 2.41±0.62 L | Maximal/climbed height | Respiratory: 55% Cardiac: 34% Other: 9% Death: 2% | Thoracotomy |
FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery.