TABLE 2

Lung function and exercise responses before and after the pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme in the 24 lung transplantation recipients

Pre-PRPost-PRMean differenceESp-value
FEV1 % pred75.4±22.076.6±22.71.2±5.20.06ns
DLCO % pred53.5±16.457.8±17.54.3±4.60.270.012
RV/TLC % pred55.6±12.153.3±11.9−2.3±3.20.200.017
Exercise data
 6MWD m346±127432±11386±770.73<0.001
 6MWD % pred51.0±17.764.0±14.713.0±10.60.81<0.001
SpO2 baseline %96.5±1.497.0±1.40.5±1.50.36ns
SpO2 end-exercise %92.6±6.393.9±3.91.3±5.10.08ns
 ΔSpO2 percentage points−3.9±5.7−3.1±3.30.8±4.80.17ns
 HR baseline beats·min−187±1387±120±120.01ns
 HR end-exercise beats·min−1108±18116±178±100.470.002
 ΔHR beats·min−121±1929±148±150.490.029
 DSP m%326±124406±10980±63.90.70<0.001
 Unintended stop point m340±130424±11584±75.60.70<0.001

Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. ES: effect size; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; RV: residual volume; TLC: total lung capacity; 6MWD: 6-min walk distance; SpO2: arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry; HR: heart rate; DSP: distance–saturation product. Level of significance was set at p≤0.05; ns: nonsignificant.