title: [Lung resection: predictive value of respiratory function].
abstract: The most important preoperative cardiopulmonary variables for identifying patients at increased risk prior to lung resection are: FEV1, FEV1-ppo, DLCO, MVO2, and SO2. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability and usefulness of predictive postoperative FEV1 (FEV1-ppo) in 80 patients undergoing lung resection. Spirometry was performed before and 6 months after operation; residual respiratory function was calculated using Nakahara's formula, and data analysis calculations were performed using the chi 2 test. It was observed that the resulting predictive values were almost comparable to the values observed 6 months postoperatively in 63.75% of patients and the correlation proved statistically significant (P < 0.005). In view of its simple and rapid execution, we conclude that Nakahara's formula, compared with the others, remains a reliable standard method of assessing high-risk patients and planning appropriate surgery.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Mediche Applicate Francesco Durante Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Storto
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Urso
authors.forename: Luca Salvatore
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gallinaro
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vietri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012119:Respiration; D012307:Risk Factors; D013147:Spirometry
vernacular_title: Exeresi polmonare: predittività della funzione respiratoria.