Effect of decortication in fibrothorax on pulmonary function.
Pulmonary function was measured pre- and postoperatively in 11 decorticated fibrothorax patients using dynamic spirometry and radiospirometry. Total ventilatory and perfusion percentage increased significantly in the decorticated lung (p less than 0.001 and p less than 0.005, respectively). Dynamic spirometry values improved only slightly.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods; D014797:Vital Capacity