Effects of Extended Pleurectomy and Decortication on Quality of Life and Pulmonary Function in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975%2815%2900204-0/abstract

Author(s)

David Burkholder, Duraid Hadi, Rangesh Kunnavakkam, Hedy Kindler, Kristy Todd, Amy Durkin Celauro, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

This prospective study evaluated QOL and lung function after extended pleurectomy/decortication (EPD) for mesothelioma in 36 patients. Patients with performance status (PS) 0 experienced little or no improvement in QOL but did have a significant decrease in lung function (FVC, FEV1, TLC, DLCO). Patients with PS 1-2 experienced improved QOL and no important change in lung function.