Review Article
Postoperative Acute Exacerbation of IPF after Lung Resection for Primary Lung Cancer
Table 3
The risk predictors of the postoperative acute exacerbation.
| Author | Published year | Risk predictors of postoperative AEIPF |
| Kumar et al. [13] | 2003 | Low %DLco (AEIPF+ versus AEIPF−; 48% versus 58%), Low % (58% versus 70%), High CPI (44 versus 33) |
Koizumi et al. [15] | 2004 | PS > 2, CRP > 2 mg/dL, LDH > 400 IU/L,%TLC < 95% | Okamoto et al. [16] | 2004 | %VC < 80, LowDLco (value is not described) | Kushibe et al. [17] | 2007 | %VC < 80% | Watanabe et al. [18] | 2008 | None | Shintani et al. [20] | 2010 | %VC (<80.6%) and LDH (≥241 IU/L) |
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: levels of carbon monoxide diffusion capacity corrected for alveolar volume; CPI: composite physiological index; PS: performance status; TLC: total lung capacity; DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide.
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