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Table 5 Postoperative pulmonary function change

From: Dissection of lung parenchyma using electrocautery is a safe and acceptable method for anatomical sublobar resection

 

Electrocautery

Electrocautery and stapler

p value

Postoperative FVC / Preoperative FVC

0.89 ± 0.20

0.94 ± 0.21

0.48

Postoperative FEV1.0 / Preoperative FEV1.0

0.87 ± 0.14

0.92 ± 0.18

0.30

  1. FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1.0, forced expiratory volume in 1 second.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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