Open AccessPredicting Respiratory Complications Following Lobectomy Using Quantitative CT Measures of Emphysema
Author(s) -
Shinsuke Kitazawa,
Ashoka Indranatha Wijesinghe,
Naoki Maki,
Takahiro Yanagihara,
Yusuke Saeki,
Naohiro Kobayashi,
Shinji Kikuchi,
Yukinobu Goto,
Hideo Ichimura,
Yukio Satô
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s321541
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , odds ratio , body mass index , lung cancer , spirometry , bronchopleural fistula , atelectasis , hounsfield scale , pulmonary function testing , risk factor , pneumonectomy , surgery , lung , asthma , computed tomography
In performing surgery for lung cancer, emphysema is a risk factor related to postoperative respiratory complications (PRC). However, few studies have addressed the risk of radiological emphysematous volume affecting PRC. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between emphysematous volume as measured on 3-dimensional computed tomography and PRC.