1. Lung Function Evaluated By Structured Light Plethysmography in Children After Lung Surgery: A Preliminary Analysis.
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Ghezzi, Michele, Abbattista, Luisa, Dighera, Anna, Silvestri, Annalisa De, Farolfi, Andrea, Pelizzo, Gloria, Riccipetitoni, Giovanna, Costanzo, Sara, Calcaterra, Valeria, and Zuccotti, Gian Vincenzo
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LUNG physiology , *COUGH , *PLETHYSMOGRAPHY , *POSTOPERATIVE care , *BRONCHIAL diseases , *PLEURAL effusions , *RESPIRATORY organ sounds , *SPIROMETRY , *RESPIRATORY infections , *RESPIRATION , *CYSTS (Pathology) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *LUNG abnormalities , *LUNG surgery , *RESPIRATORY measurements , *LUNG tumors , *EXERCISE tolerance , *RESPIRATORY organ abnormalities , *DISEASE risk factors , *CHILDREN ,RISK factors - Abstract
Background: Structured light plethysmography (SLP) is a novel light-based method that captures chest wall movements to evaluate tidal breathing. Methods: Thirty-two children who underwent lung surgery were enrolled. Their clinical history was collected along with spirometry and SLP. Results: Median age of surgery was 9 months (interquartile range 4–30). Most frequent diagnosis was congenital pulmonary airway malformation (14/32), then pulmonary sequestration (9/32), tumor (5/32), and bronchogenic cyst (4/32). The most frequent surgical approach was lobectomy (59%), segmentectomy (38%), and complete resection (3%). More than 80% had surgery when younger than 3 years of age. Eight patients had short-term complications (pleural effusion was the most frequent), while long-term effects were reported in 15 patients (19% recurrent cough, 13% thoracic deformities, 13% airway infections, 9% wheezing, 6% reduced exercise tolerance, and 3% columnar deformities). Spirometry was normal in 9/22 patients. Nine patients had a restrictive pattern, while 4 showed a mild bronco-reactivity. Ten patients did not perform spirometry because of young age. SLP revealed the presence of obstructive pattern in 10% of patients (IE50 > 1.88) and showed a significant difference between the two hemithorax in 29% of patients. Discussion: SLP may be a new method to evaluate lung function, without collaboration and radiation exposure, in children who underwent lung resection, also in preschool age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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