Association between Pulmonary Function and Stair-Climbing Test Results after Lung Resection: A Pilot Study.
Can Respir J
; 2018: 1925028, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The stair-climbing test was used to assess the exercise capacity before lung resection in subjects with lung cancer. However, few studies have systematically evaluated the role of this exercise methodology as a postoperative test. The aim of the present study was to assess whether the stair-climbing test findings reflect the postoperative decrease in pulmonary function.Methods:
Twenty subjects with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent lung resection were enrolled in the study. Perioperative functional evaluation comprised the pulmonary function test, stair-climbing test, and 6-min walk distance test (6MWD). A correlation analysis was performed between the postoperative percentages of pulmonary function with respect to preoperative values and the exercise capacity.Results:
No correlation was noted between the percentage changes in pulmonary function and those in 6MWD. However, there was a significant correlation between the percentage changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 s and those in the altitude reached in the stair-climbing test (r=0.46, p < 0.05) and between the percentage changes in carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity and those in the altitude (r=0.54, p < 0.05).Conclusions:
The stair-climbing test findings might be effective at detecting changes in exercise capacity induced by postoperative decrease in pulmonary function.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes de Função Respiratória
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can Respir J
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article