From: Respiratory muscle strength is not decreased in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Preoperative | Two months follow-up | p-values | |
---|---|---|---|
litre | litre | ||
(% predicted) | (% predicted) | ||
VC | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 0.009 |
(92 % ± 15 %) | (87 % ± 16 %) | ||
FEV1 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 0.001 |
(93 % ± 18 %) | (88 % ± 19 %) | ||
IC | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | <0.001 |
(87 % ± 21 %) | (79 % ± 21 %) |