COMPARISON OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST PARAMETERS IN PREDICTING TREADMILL AND SIXMINUTE WALK TEST PERFORMANCE.

AbstractPurpose: To correlate six-minute walk test (6MWT) and pulmonary function test (PFT) with incidence of radiation pneumonitis (RP) while treating patients with oesophageal cancer with conformal radiotherapy.Methods: Forty-five patients were selected to the study protocol. Pulmonary evaluation was done objectively by chest x-ray (CXR), 6MWT and PFT and subjectively by symptoms of cough, dyspnoea and fatigue. These tests were performed before radiation and then repeated at 1, 3, 6 and 9 months after treatment. The dose-volume histogram (DVH) was used to derive doses received by lung and organs at risk. χ2-test was used for calculating the p value.Results: The walk distance change (WDC) correlated with the changes in PFT values (p = 0.001) were done at 3 and 9 months after radiation, respectively. V30 values of ≥20% correlated with the incidence of acute pneumonitis (p = 0.007). 6MVT/vital capacity (VC) values of ≤4 ft/l had a correlation with the incidence of clinically symptomatic RP at 9 months.Conclusion: 6MWT and PFT are supplementary to each other for assessing the lung function status; but their individual role in predicting RP is weak. However, they are complementary to each other in assessing the risk of radiation-induced lung dysfunction.

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A Comparative Study of Pulmonary Function Test Parameters between the Smokers and Non-Smokers among the Three Wheeler Auto-Rickshaw Drivers in Puducherry Region

International Journal of Physiology ◽

10.5958/2320-608x.2019.00156.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

P Mohan Ram ◽

Y. Dhanalakshmi ◽

A. Jothi Marie Feula ◽

Manju Rajaram ◽

L. Subitha ◽

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Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Pulmonary Function ◽

Pulmonary Function Test ◽

Test Parameters ◽

Function Test

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PREVALENCE OF IMPAIRMENT IN PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST IN SUGAR DISTILLERY INDUSTRY WORKERS IN KARAD TALUKA

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i2.30093 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 428-431

Author(s):

PRAJAKTA MAHADEO PAWAR ◽

SANDEEP BABASAHEB SHINDE

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Function ◽

Lung Disease ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Pulmonary Function Test ◽

Mixed Type ◽

Walk Test ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Male And Female ◽

Function Test ◽

Restrictive Type

Objective: The objective of this study was to find the prevalence of impairments in pulmonary function test (PFT) in sugar distillery industry workers in Karad taluka. Methods: A total of 88 sugar distillery industry workers, both male and female with 5 years of the duration of exposure to sugar distillery industry in Karad taluka, were selected as per the inclusion criteria in this study. They were aged between 40 and 60 years. The outcome measures were PFT and 6 min walk test. Based on the outcome measures and conclusion were made. Results: The study showed that among the 88 workers, 34 workers had normal pulmonary function, 25 of them had mild obstructive type of pulmonary impairments, 26 workers had mild restrictive type of pulmonary impairments, and remaining three workers had mixed type of lung disease for PFT. Conclusion: The total 61.36% of workers were suffering from various impairments in PFT. The study concluded that statistically significant impairments in PFT are existed among workers of sugar distillery industry from Karad taluka.

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