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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
Many patients with emphysema are able to meet ventilatory demands during resting conditions, but they show severe limitations during exercise. To examine the effect of lung volume reduction (LVR) surgery on exercise performance and the mechanism of possible improvement, we measured ventilatory mechanics (pulmonary resistance [RL], work of breathing [WOB], dynamic intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure [PEEPi,dyn], peak expiratory flow rate [PEFR]), breathing pattern, oxygen uptake (V O2), and carbon dioxide removal (V CO2) at rest and during cycle ergometry in eight patients before and 3 mo after LVR surgery. Ventilatory mechanics were evaluated assessing esophageal pressure and air flow. Three months after LVR surgery, the tolerated workload was doubled when compared with the preoperative value (p < 0.0005), associated with a reduction of RL (p < 0.05), PEEPi,dyn (p < 0.005), and WOB (p < 0. 005) at comparable workloads. Maximal ventilatory capacity and maximal tidal volume (VT) increased significantly (p < 0.01). Maximal V O2 increased from 474 +/- 23 to 601 +/- 16 ml/min (p < 0. 005) and maximal V CO2 from 401 +/- 13 to 558 +/- 21 ml/min (p < 0. 005), though no significant difference at comparable workloads could be observed. In conclusion, emphysema surgery leads to an improvement of ventilatory mechanics at rest and during exercise. Higher maximal VT and minute ventilation were observed, resulting in improvement of maximal V O2 and V CO2 and exercise capacity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1073-449X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
158
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1424-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Airway Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Carbon Dioxide, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Esophagus, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Exercise Test, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Exercise Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Maximal Voluntary Ventilation, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Oxygen Consumption, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Physical Exertion, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Pneumonectomy, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Pulmonary Emphysema, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Pulmonary Gas Exchange, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Pulmonary Ventilation, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Respiratory Mechanics, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Rest, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Tidal Volume, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Total Lung Capacity, pubmed-meshheading:9817689-Work of Breathing
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Ventilatory mechanics and gas exchange during exercise before and after lung volume reduction surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Clinical Pharmacology, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vienna, General Hospital, Vienna, Austria. Edda.Tschernko@univie.ac.at
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't