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Table 3 Changes in the PaO2/FiO2 ratio and in pulmonary function

From: Hypoxia preconditioning attenuates lung injury after thoracoscopic lobectomy in patients with lung cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

Time

HPC

Control

PaO2/FiO2

OLV 30 min

2.01 ± 0.53*

1.83 ± 0.64

7d after surgery

1.95 ± 0.38*

1.74 ± 0.32

FVC

Baseline

2.84 ± 0.66

2.72 ± 0.97

7d after surgery

2.77 ± 0.93*

2.54 ± 0.86

FEV1

Baseline

2.32 ± 0.50

2.28 ± 0.80

7d after surgery

2.27 ± 0.38*

2.06 ± 0.57

  1. Values are expressed as the means ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05 compared with control group
  2. Abbreviations: FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, HPC hypoxic preconditioning; OLV, one-lung ventilation