Britton M G, Hughes D T, Wever A M
Thorax. 1977 Feb;32(1):45-52. doi: 10.1136/thx.32.1.45.
Serial lung function tests were performed on 17 patients with asbestosis. A marked fall in the transfer factor often preceded any significant decline in the vital capacity. Changes in vital capacity and transfer factor did not appear to give any indication of the prognosis in these patients. Death was more commonly due to carcinoma of the lung than to the effects of the lung fibrosis.
对17例石棉肺患者进行了系列肺功能测试。在肺活量出现任何显著下降之前,转运因子往往会明显下降。肺活量和转运因子的变化似乎并未显示出这些患者的预后情况。死亡更常见的原因是肺癌,而非肺纤维化的影响。