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Table 2 Pulmonary function test values on the POD 1, 3 and 5, in percentage of the preoperative values.

From: Pleurotomy with subxyphoid pleural drain affords similar effects to pleural integrity in pulmonary function after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft

  POD1 POD3 POD5
Variables Group I Group II p Group I Group II p Group I Group II p
FVC (%) 49.04 ± 10.78 52.08 ± 10.86 0.12 61.20 ± 11.82 64.10 ± 11.11 0.14 75.14 ± 14.67 78.79 ± 11.28 0.12
FEV1(%) 46.65 ± 9.54 48.72 ± 9.24 0.18 65.05 ± 10.40 62.63 ± 10.93 0.17 78.26 ± 13.93 80.03 ± 11.40 0.28
  1. p values refer to the difference of the FVC and FEV1 between groups. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. (FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC = forced vital capacity; POD = postoperative day).
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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