Co-relation between VC & 6 Minute Walk test in Patients with Impaired Lung Functions Shaikh Ayesha1, Parulekar Poonam2,3 1MPT, Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital 2Asst. Professor, Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital 3Dept.of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, NMIMS (SOS), S.V. Road, Vile Parlewest, Mumbai Online published on 16 January, 2018. Abstract Like everywhere else in the world and especially in the developing world; India is changing-not only in terms of its demographics, urbanization, economic profile, pollution but also in terms of its health burden, disease pattern, dominant-disease-composition, morbidity and mortality determinants. The VC of the lungs is a critical component of good health. It is an indispensable measure for the diagnosis of pulmonary mechanical limitation as well as for adequationof pulmonary re-expansion therapy applied to patients after cardiac surgery. The evaluation of pulmonary volumes and capacities is essential to characterize pulmonary mechanical limitations in postoperative cardiac surgery patients and in obstructive disorders. Measurement of exercise capacity is an integral element in assessment of patients with cardiopulmonary disease. The 6MWT provides information regarding functional capacity, response to therapy and prognosis across a range of chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Patient s & written informed consent was signed. Subjects were evaluated. Pulmonary function(VC) was assesed by spirometry, at the PFT lab..6-MWT was performed on the 5th postoperative day CABG; 1st post-operative day PTCA and OPD basis for Obstructive disorder. The study showed that the VC and the 6 MWT was also reduced in post cardiac surgery and obstructive group of subjects. There is NO statistical significant correlation between VC and 6 MWT in post cardiac surgery and obstructive group of subjects. Though the pattern showed most of subjects with a better VC covered more distance in 6 MWT. Top Keywords VC, 6 MINUTE WALK TEST, LUNG FUNCTIONS, CABG, PTCA, COPD, . Top |