26 January 2021 : Original article
Number of Bronchoscopic Interventions in Lung Transplant Recipients Correlates with Respiratory Function Assessed by Pulmonary Function Tests
Mirosław Nęcki12ACEF, Magdalena Latos12BCEF*, Maciej Urlik12BD, Remigiusz Antończyk12BC, Martyna Gawęda12BEF, Anastazja Pandel12BCD, Tomasz Stącel12AF, Piotr Przybyłowski3A, Marian Zembala12F, Marek Ochman12AFDOI: 10.12659/AOT.927025
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e927025
Table 2 Pulmonary function tests at 1-year follow-up in patients with or without bronchoscopic interventions.
| Patients without BI (n=27) | Patients with BI (n=23) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEV% [M±SD] | 81.3333±26.8958 | 54.3913±20.88875 | 0.000 |
| FEV/FVC [Me±IQR] | 78.00000±18.00000 | 62.00000±32.00000 | 0.004* |
| FVC% [M±SD] | 87.8519±20.4426 | 75.2174±19.28956 | 0.030 |
| 6MWT distance [M±SD] | 509.2370±100.7069 | 522.0435±79.74776 | 0.625 |
| 6MWT pre-sat [%][M±SD] | 98.3333±1.4676 | 97.5652±1.16096 | 0.048 |
| 6MWT post-sat [%] [M±SD] | 95.7778±2.5770 | 94.5652±2.72740 | 0.113 |
| * p-Value was assessed by U-Mann Whitney test. All other p-values are the result of t-student tests; 6MWT – 6-minute walk test; BI – bronchoscopic intervention; FEV – forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FEV/FVC – Tiffeneau-Pinelli index; FVC – forced vital capacity; IQR – interquartile range; M – mean; Me – median; post-sat – oxygen saturation at the end of 6-minute walk test; pre-sat – oxygen saturation measured at the beginning of 6-minute walk test; SD – standard deviation. | |||