Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study population
From: Perioperative management of thoracic surgery in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Variables | LAM |
|---|---|
Number of patients | 12 |
Sex (male/female) | 0/12 |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 41.3 ± 10.6 |
Surgical indication | |
Biopsy for LAM | 4 (33.3%) |
Pneumothorax | 3 (25.0%) |
Lung cancer | 2 (16.6%) |
Empyema | 1 (8.3%) |
Othersa | 2 (16.6%) |
Preoperative PaO2 (mmHg) | 82.3 ± 12.3 |
Respiratory function ( n = 9) | |
VC (L) | 3.03 ± 0.40 |
%VC (%) | 97.9 ± 12.9 |
FEV1 (L) | 2.18 ± 0.36 |
FEV1/FVC (%) | 76.01 ± 9.28 |
%DLCO (%) | 60.8 ± 16.1 |
Operative time (min) | 73.8 ± 39.6 |
Operative blood loss (ml) | 39.8 ± 75.6 |