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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2524-177X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista médica del Hospital General de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2524-177X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Médica del Hospital General de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2524-177X2021000300110</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/hgmx.21000005</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Analysis of lung function in a Colombian military with a medical history of thoracic trauma]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bastidas-Goyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alirio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hincapié-Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tuta-Quintero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Sabana Departament of Internal Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar Central Service of Pulmonology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>84</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>110</fpage>
<lpage>115</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2524-177X2021000300110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2524-177X2021000300110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2524-177X2021000300110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Pulmonary function can be affected months after blunt thoracic trauma. However, the data reported are scarce.  Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate pulmonary function at 3 and 6 months in subjects with thoracic injuries suffered in combat.  Materials and methods: Study of cases and controls evaluating subjects with chest trauma at 3 and 6 months after it, the controls were healthy soldiers with combat experience. Spirometric variables, lung volumes, Cooper test, 6 min walking test, and cardiopulmonary exercise test were evaluated between 2011 and 2016.  Results: Forty-five male subjects entered the study, 25 cases evaluated 3 months and 11 at 6 months after the trauma, compared with 20 controls. After 3 months of evaluation, the subjects wounded in combat walked 43.63 m (p = 0.007) less when compared to the control group in the 6 min walk and the post-vital capacity was 0.88 l (p &lt; 0.001) lower at 6 months than in the control group. When comparing the subjects with chest trauma evaluated, the only variables that showed a statistically significant recovery were the pre-forced expiratory flow (p = 0.005) and 6 min walking test (p = 0.002).  Conclusion: Subjects with chest trauma in combat show a decrease in lung volumes and a cardiopulmonary exercise test at 3 and 6 months of evaluation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Respiratory function tests]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[War-related injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Combat-related disorders]]></kwd>
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