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Table 1 Comparison of preoperative pulmonary function tests for scoliosis

From: The role of preoperative pulmonary function tests in the surgical treatment of extremely severe scoliosis

 

Cobb

FVC

FVC ratio

FEV1

FEV1 ratio

PEF

PEF ratio

(deg)

(L)

(%)

(L)

(%)

(L/min)

(%)

Extremely severe

110.917

2.l90

73.149

1.914

73.667

4.699

81.303

Mild and moderate

55.336

2.761

83.471

2.440

87.593

6.592

88.608

t

26.227

−3.817

−4.136

−5.742

−5.476

−0.538

−2.667

P

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.591

0.008