The effect of external high-frequency thermotherapy on pulmonary function of patients undergoing massive whole-lung lavage
Abstract：Objective To explore the short time effect of external high-frequency thermotherapy on pulmona-ry function recovery in patients undergoing massive whole-lung lavage ( MWLL ) .Methods Forty-eight male coal workers′pneumoconiosis patients receiving MWLL were randomly divided into treatment group and control group .The treatment group was treated by domestic HG-2000 high-frequency thermotherapy instrument ( controlled temperature:39~43 ℃;therapeutic time:40 min/time;once every other day; for 3 times),and the control group did not receive thermotherapy .The pulmonary function changes between two groups were compared before and after whole -lung lavage about TLC, FVC, MVV, DLCO, FEV 1.0%.Results The difference of pulmonary function changes between two groups before and after lavage were no significant ( P>0.05 ) .Conclusion External high-frequency thermotherapy has no evident effect on the recovery of postoperative pulmonary function in patients undergoing whole -lung lavage , and its effect on the patients undergoing whole-lung lavage or pneumoconiosis patients remains to be observed .
Keywords：External high-frequency thermotherapyMassive whole-lung lavage ( MWLL)Pulmonary function
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1158-1160 )