| |
Group A
|
Group B
|
P
|
|---|
| |
n
= 20
|
n
= 21
| |
|
Age (yrs)
|
56.1 ± 17
|
59.1 ± 16
|
0.39
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
65.0 ± 11.9
|
63.0 ± 11.4
|
0.59
|
|
Height (cm)
|
161.5 ± 12.2
|
159.5 ± 11.0
|
0.60
|
|
Sex (F/M)
|
11/8
|
14/7
|
0.75
|
|
Side of surgery (R/L)
|
11/9
|
16/6
|
0.21
|
|
Type of surgery
| | | |
|
Lobectomy
|
6
|
4
| |
|
Wedge resections
|
8
|
12
| |
|
Medistinal tumor
|
4
|
3
| |
|
Other
|
2
|
2
| |
|
Preoperative PaO2 (mmHg)
|
61,2 ± 4,8
|
60,2 ± 4,1
|
0,43
|
|
Preoperative PaCO2 (mmHg)
|
32,3 ± 3,5
|
31,6 ± 2,6
|
0,23
|
|
Preoperative FEV1 (% predicted)
|
95,4 ± 20,8
|
86,9 ± 17,6
|
0,24
|
|
Preoperative FVC (% Predicted)
|
96,6 ± 20,3
|
88,6 ± 14,5
|
0,23
|
- Data are shown as mean ± SD.
- FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC = forced vital capacity; PaO2 = arterial blood oxygen tension; PaCO2 = arterial blood carbon dioxide tension.
