@article{JTD2230,
author = {Oliver Rick and Tsegaye Metz and Michael Eberlein and Joachim Schirren and Servet Bölükbas},
title = {The Six-Minute-Walk Test in assessing respiratory function after tumor surgery of the lung: a cohort study},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {6},
number = {5},
year = {2014},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Introduction: The Six-Minute-Walk Test (6-MWT) is an established and well-validated diagnostic procedure in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. The significance of the 6-MWT in the assessment of the respiratory function in tumor patients after lung surgery is yet unclear.
Methods: The retrospective study included 227 patients following oncological rehabilitation after lobectomy, pneumonectomy or wedge- and segmental resection due to a malignant tumor disease. Spirometry and 6-MWT were performed at the beginning (T1) and at the end (T2) of oncological rehabilitation and correlated with each other. A subgroup analysis on clinically relevant parameters was conducted as well.
Results: A significant improvement of the walking distance measured in 6-MWT as well as of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) were detected within the scope of spirometry (all three P<0.01). This effect was demonstrable in all subgroups, except for patients who underwent pneumonectomy. However, a low correlation of the parameters walking distance and FEV1 was observed at both measurement points T1 (rho value =0.21) and T2 (rho value =0.25).
Conclusions: Measuring the walking distance in the 6-MWT could be a suitable parameter to assess respiratory function.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/2230}
}