| Staged bilateral lung volume reduction surgery - the benefits of a patient-led strategy. | |
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PMID: 19955000 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is conventionally a one-staged bilateral operation. We hypothesised that a more conservative staged bilateral approach determined by the patient not the surgeon would reduce operative risk and prolong the overall benefit. METHODS: In a population of 114 consecutive patients who were identified as suitable for bilateral LVRS an initial cohort of 26 patients (15 male; 11 female, median age: 58 years) underwent one-staged bilateral surgery: 18 by median sternotomy and eight by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) (group OB). A subsequent cohort of 88 patients had unilateral VATS LVRS with the contralateral operation not scheduled until the patient requested this. Longitudinal follow-up included analysis of lung function, health status (SF 36) and survival. RESULTS: At a median follow-up of 2.8 (range: 0-9.9) years, staged bilateral LVRS was performed in 16 patients (10 male; 6 female, median age: 59 years) (group SB) at a median interval of 3.9 (range: 0.7-5.9) years after the first operation. Unilateral LVRS has been performed in 73 patients (43 male; 30 female, median age: 60 years) (group U). There were significant improvements in forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) for 6 months in groups OB and U; in group SB there was a second improvement at 4 years (p<0.05). There were significant reductions in residual volume (RV) and total lung capacity (TLC) in groups OB and U for 2 years; in group SB there was a further significant reduction lasting up to 6 years in TLC (p<0.05) and RV (p<0.01). There were significant improvements in health status lasting up to 1 year in groups OB and U. However, in group SB these improvements lasted for 4 years in the domain of physical functioning and 6 years in the domains of social functioning and energy/vitality. There was no significant difference (p=0.07) in 30-day mortality among groups OB (7.7%), SB (13%) and U (4.1%). Similarly, there was no difference between groups OB and SB/U in 3-year survival (81% vs 77%) or 5-year survival (54% vs 66%). CONCLUSION: A staged bilateral approach to LVRS dictated by patients' perception of their condition appears to lead to a more prolonged overall benefit than one-staged LVRS without compromising survival. |
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Authors:
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Inger F Oey; Michael D L Morgan; Tom J Spyt; David A Waller |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2009-12-01 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery Volume: 37 ISSN: 1873-734X ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-23 Completed Date: 2011-01-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804069 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 846-52 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2009 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK. ingeroey@hotmail.com |
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Adult Aged Epidemiologic Methods Female Forced Expiratory Volume Humans Male Middle Aged Patient-Centered Care / methods Pneumonectomy / methods Pulmonary Emphysema / physiopathology, surgery* Residual Volume Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods Total Lung Capacity Treatment Outcome |
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