Acta cirúrgica brasileira
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Dec 2010
Comparison between actual and predicted postoperative stair-climbing test, walk test and spirometric values in patients undergoing lung resection.
To assess whether the tests - Forced Expiratory Volume at one second (FEV₁), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and stair-climbing test (SCT) showed proportional changes after the resection of functioning lung. ⋯ In our group of patients, pulmonary resection led to loss of lung function measured by spirometry, but not to exercise capacity measured by stair-climbing and walk tests.