Effects of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using transbronchial infusion of autologous blood and thrombin in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Existing medical treatments have limitations in the management of very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:We performed bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) using transbronchial infusion of autologous blood and thrombin (BLVR with blood) in three patients with very severe COPD whose dyspnea could not be relieved by maximum medical management. Two patients underwent BLVR with blood in the left and right lungs at intervals of a half-year or a year, and one patient underwent this procedure in only the right lung. We assessed the changes in pulmonary function, exercise capacity and quality of life before and after BLVR with blood in a total of five procedures. RESULTS:The subjects were 58- to 74-year-old males. Their forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) percent predicted ranged from 14.8% to 23.4%. BLVR with blood achieved significant improvements as follows (values before → after the procedure, mean ± standard deviation): FEV1 0.45r the L → 0.76r the L (P=0.004), inspiratory capacity 1.50cityo L → 2.05±.05c L (P=0.015), 3-minute walk test 46.8nuteo m → 89.6±34.5 m (P=0.004). Lung function peaked several months after BLVR with blood and returned to nearly the baseline level in 6 months, but exercise capacity was better than that at baseline for at least 12 months. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), measured in two patients before and 12 months after the procedure, showed remarkable improvements (-15.6 and -11.9 units). CONCLUSIONS:BLVR with blood is an effective palliative treatment for very severe COPD.

journal_name

J Thorac Dis

authors

Mizumori Y,Mochiduki Y,Nakahara Y,Kawamura T,Sasaki S,Morimoto A,Tsukamoto H

doi

10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.01.10

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-03-01 00:00:00

pages

413-21

issue

3

eissn

2072-1439

issn

2077-6624

pii

jtd-07-03-413

journal_volume

7

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