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Table 4 Lung function parameters on days 1, 3, 7 in pts with surgical, respiratory and cardiac complications and without postoperative complications

From: Postoperative complications do not influence the pattern of early lung function recovery after lung resection for lung cancer in patients at risk

Complications

Analysed parameter

Postoperative day

P value

1

3

7

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Surgical

FVC(%)

48.0

17.46

57.2

17.6

69.5

21.87

d1:3: p < 0.001; d3:7: p < 0.001

FEV1(%)

44.0

15.14

52.2

17.59

62.0

21.10

d1:3: p < 0.001; d3:7: p < 0.001

pO2

16.8

5.72

13.5

4.81

12.5

3.52

d1:2 p < 0.05; d2:3 p > 0.05

pCO2

5.6

0.86

5.6

0.68

5.4

0.76

d1:2 p = 0.05; d2:3 p > 0.05

Respiratory

FVC(%)

3.87

10.19

46.5

11.0

62.1

15.26

d1:3: p < 0.001; d3:7: p < 0.001

FEV1(%)

38.6

11.47

44.3

13.3

59.5

18.52

d1:3: p < 0.05; d3:7: p < 0.001

pO2

13.8

3.73

13.4

4.62

11.5

3.75

d1:2 p > 0.05; d2:3 p > 0.05

pCO2

5.8

1.08

5.5

0.75

5.4

0.55

d1:2 p > 0.05; d2:3 p > 0.05

Cardiac

FVC(%)

46.1

17.31

52.7

19.33

62.9

19.18

d1:3: p < 0.05; d3:7: p < 0.05

FEV1(%)

43.7

13.85

49.9

17.27

58.9

15.65

d1:3: p = 0.05; d3:7: p > 0.05

pO2

17.5

6.18

18.6

8.38

13.2

4.06

d1:2 p > 0.05; d2:3 p < 0.05

pCO2

5.3

0.86

5.5

0.95

5.6

0.93

d1:2 p > 0.05; d2:3 p > 0.05

No complications

FVC(%)

53.3

16.69

60.4

18.27

68.7

16.84

d1:3: p < 0.05; d3:7: p < 0.05

FEV1(%)

49.4

12.43

53.5

13.20

61.1

13.98

d1:3: p < 0.05; d3:7: p < 0.001

pO2

17.1

5.28

14.7

4.03

13.2

3.71

d1:2 p < 0.05; d2:3 p > 0.05

pCO2

5.7

0.75

5.6

0.49

5.4

0.65

d1:2 p > 0.05; d2:3 p = 0.05