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Table 3 Correlation between lung volume measured by the volumetric method and preoperative and postoperative pulmonary function

From: Comparison between functional lung volume measurement and segment counting for predicting postoperative pulmonary function after pulmonary resection in lung cancer patients

Variable

FVC

FEV1

r

P

r

P

FLV

 Preoperative

0.610

0.000

0.421

0.001

 Postoperative

0.634

0.000

0.508

0.000

TLV

 Preoperative

0.684

0.000

0.473

0.000

 Postoperative

0.557

0.000

0.425

0.001

  1. FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FLV, functional lung volume; FVC, forced vital capacity; TLV, total lung volume
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