Results of pulmonary function testing and arterial blood gas sampling of patient # 1 at baseline and following “inflammatory auto-bullectomy.”
Parameter
|
Pre-bullectomy
|
Post-bullectomy
|
Change
|
FEV1 in liters
(% predicted)
|
0.80 L (34 %)
|
1.45 L (65 %)
|
+ 81 %
|
FVC in liters
(% predicted)
|
1.6 L (53 %)
|
2.73 L (94 %)
|
+ 71 %
|
FEV1/FVC
|
0.5
|
0.68
|
+ 35 %
|
TLC in liters
(% predicted)
|
6.65 L (123 %)
|
5.61 L (105 %)
|
- 16 %
|
RV in liters
(% predicted)
|
4.34 L (179 %)
|
2.87 L (115 %)
|
- 34 %
|
pH
|
7.42
|
7.42
|
0 %
|
PCO2 in mm Hg
|
44
|
46
|
+ 5 %
|
PO2 in mm Hg
|
40
|
40
|
0 %
|