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  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Respiratory Medicine

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  • Lung resection surgery can significantly impact a patient's respiratory function.
  • Assessing pre- and post-operative functional status is crucial for patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the changes in functional status after lung resection.
  • To identify risk factors associated with post-operative recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study design.
  • Functional status assessed using spirometry (vital capacity, forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FEV1/FVC) and whole-body plethysmography (total lung capacity).
  • Measurements taken pre-surgery, at discharge, 3 weeks, and 3 months post-surgery.

Main Results:

  • A significant decline in functional status was observed immediately after surgery.
  • Lung function parameters demonstrated improvement over the 3-month follow-up period.
  • Data collected from 24 participants between May 2021 and October 2022.

Conclusions:

  • Lung function experiences a sharp, temporary decrease following lung resection.
  • Recovery and improvement in lung function are evident over time post-surgery.