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12727044

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Percutaneous cervical cordotomy (PCC) is a recognized procedure for control of pain due to thoracic malignancies. Caution with PCC in those with precarious lung function has previously been advised. Thirty-five patients were studied in a prospective study of respiratory function before and after PCC for control of pain from pleural mesothelioma or other thoracic malignancy using standard, easily applied tests. Mean duration of survival was 83 days (range 3-360 days). FEV1.0 and FVC did not alter significantly after the procedure. There was no relationship between any of the respiratory function variables measured and survival. Transient nocturnal hypoxemia occurred during the night immediately following PCC in 6 patients. Unilateral PCC does not worsen respiratory function in patients with pleural mesothelioma or other thoracic malignancies. Poor respiratory function before PCC does not predict survival or complications. It should not be a barrier to use of PCC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0885-3924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
459-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory function after unilateral percutaneous cervical cordotomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Pain Clinic, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies