title: Evaluation of pulmonary rehabilitation after lung resection through opto-electronic plethysmography.
abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) and post-operative complications on lung cancer patients by means of opto-electronic plethysmography (OEP). FEV1 and FVC have been measured through OEP on 13 lung cancer patients, before and after lobectomy and after pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). In every patient, FEV1 decreases after surgery, whereas FVC decreases only in 8 patients. Mean FEV1 and FVC decrease in every compartment of chest wall (CW) and in CW after lobectomy and improve in post-rehabilitation phase (ΔFEV1(CW)=+31%; ΔFVC(CW) = +13%). The highest positive variation of FEV1 has been measured in rib-cage abdominal compartment (ΔFEV1(RCa) =+59%) and of FVC in abdomen (ΔFVC(AB) = +24%), after PR.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bastianini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schena
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cecchini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sterzi
mesh_terms: D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010991:Plethysmography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014797:Vital Capacity