Rodríguez VJC, Córdova ASR, Pino APP

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Lung cancer is one of the main causes of death in the world, associated with smoking. In turn, it directly affects the respiratory function of patients and the deterioration of their quality of life.
Objectives: To evaluate the respiratory function in patients with lung cancer.
Methods: A prospective and retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out. One thousand twenty (1020) patients made up the sample. Spirometric patterns associated with lung cancer were evaluated in 2010-2015 period and correlated with the histological type of the tumor and associated comorbidities, as well as the smoking habit.
Results: The majority of patients smoked, male and their main comorbidity was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The main histological diagnosis was nonsmall cell lung carcinoma, which occurred in advanced stages of the disease.
Conclusion: The obstructive spirometric pattern prevailed as moderate intensity. It was inferred that lung tumor can directly cause a decrease of 1.22 L/min in the fall of the forced expiratory volume in the first second, apart from the damage caused by tobacco.