Influence of Pleurotomy on Pulmonary Function After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Solange Guizilini, PhD, Walter J. Gomes, MD, PhD, Sonia M. Faresin, MD, PhD, Douglas W. Bolzan, BScPT, Enio Buffolo, MD, PhD, Antonio C. Carvalho, MD, PhD, Angelo A.V. De Paola, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 3, Pages 817-822 (September 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.062 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Pulmonary function test values are presented for postoperative days (PODs) 1, 3, and 5 as the percentage of the preoperative values for the groups with opened pleura (clear bar) and intact pleura (solid bar). The p values refer to the difference of the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) between the groups. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 817-822DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.062) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Partial arterial oxygen pressure (Pao2) values on postoperative day (POD) 1 are presented as a percentage of the preoperative value for the groups with opened pleura (clear bar) and intact pleura (solid bar). The p values refer to the difference between the groups. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 817-822DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.062) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The ratio between the partial arterial oxygen pressure and the inspired oxygen fraction (Pao2/Fio2) ratio values are presented for postoperative day (POD) 1 for the groups with opened pleura (clear bar) and intact pleura (solid bar). The p values refer to the difference between the groups. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 817-822DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.062) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions