title: Pulmonary gas transfer 20 years after pneumonectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: The changes in pulmonary function after pneumonectomy in 13 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis have been studied. The data at the time of two follow-up studies are compared with those obtained before the pneumonectomy. The first follow-up was carried out between 5 and 30 months postoperatively and the second between 20 and 24 years later. The results of this second follow-up show a relatively normal arterial oxygen saturation and gas transfer factor but an increased residual volume which cannot be explained by increasing age alone.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*