Lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
EFA group:Expiratory flow aceleration EFA
PEP:Positive expiratory pressure PEP
Sponsors
ASST Settelaghi Lombardia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 81 patients aged = 18 years candidate for elective pulmonary lobectomy by thoracotomy for lung cancer were screened. Inclusion criteria were: age from 18 to 80 years, elective pulmonary lobectomy by open thoracotomy, ineffective cough postoperatively (peak flow meter 5 as rated on a visual analogue scale (VAS) on postoperative day 1
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were: peak cough expiratory flow (PCEF) = 180 l/min or pain VAS 24 h, non collaborative patients, and patients who did not give informed consent. Patients with an effective cough, defined as PCEF =180 l/min, or pain intensity at coughing VAS < 5, were excluded from the study because the need for a support device for tracheo-bronchial mucus clearance was, according to our routine practice, not considered indicated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post operative pulmonary complications; | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Public ContactD'Andria Michele
Center for Thoracic Surgery, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo
Outcome results
None listed