Performance in the 6-minute walk test and postoperative pulmonary complications in pulmonary surgery: an observational study
Braz. j. phys. ther. (Impr.)
; 20(1): 66-72, Jan.-Feb. 2016. tab, graf
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in English
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| ID: lil-778377
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess functional capacity in the preoperative phase of pulmonary surgery by comparing predicted and obtained values for the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with and without postoperative pulmonary complication (PPC)METHOD:
Twenty-one patients in the preoperative phase of open thoracotomy were evaluated using the 6MWT, followed by monitoring of the postoperative evolution of each participant who underwent the routine treatment. Participants were then divided into two groups the group with PPC and the group without PPC. The results were also compared with the predicted values using reference equations for the 6MWTRESULTS:
Over half (57.14%) of patients developed PPC. The 6MWT was associated with the odds for PPC (odds ratio=22, p=0.01); the group without PPC in the postoperative period walked 422.38 (SD=72.18) meters during the 6MWT, while the group with PPC walked an average of 340.89 (SD=100.93) meters (p=0.02). The distance traveled by the group without PPC was 80% of the predicted value, whereas the group with PPC averaged less than 70% (p=0.03), with more appropriate predicted values for the reference equationsCONCLUSIONS:
The 6MWT is an easy, safe, and feasible test for routine preoperative evaluation in pulmonary surgery and may indicate patients with a higher chance of developing PPC.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Exercise Test
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Walk Test
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. phys. ther. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA FISICA E REABILITACAO
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR