Serial pulmonary function tests in patients with asbestosis

Serial pulmonary function tests in patients with asbestosis

Serial lung function tests were performed on 17 patients with asbestosis. A marked fall in the transfer factor often preceded any significant decline in the vital capacity. Changes in vital capacity and transfer factor did not appear to give any indication of the prognosis in these patients. Death w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thorax 1977-02, Vol.32 (1), p.45-52
Hauptverfasser: Britton, M G, Hughes, D T, Wever, A M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Asbestosis - physiopathology
Humans
Lung - physiopathology
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
Retrospective Studies
Vital Capacity
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Zusammenfassung:Serial lung function tests were performed on 17 patients with asbestosis. A marked fall in the transfer factor often preceded any significant decline in the vital capacity. Changes in vital capacity and transfer factor did not appear to give any indication of the prognosis in these patients. Death was more commonly due to carcinoma of the lung than to the effects of the lung fibrosis.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.32.1.45