Ground Truth
Inclusion Criteria:Patients with symptomatic unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis persisting for ≥1 yearPatients are scheduled for RATS at thoracic surgery clinics in five Swedish university hospitals (Gothenburg, Linköping, Lund, Umeå, and Uppsala).Exclusion Criteria:Inability to complete forms in SwedishNeuromuscular disease as the cause of diaphragmatic paralysisOther significant causes of dyspneaImpaired physical capacity from other causes than diaphragmatic paralysis.
Prediction
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with symptomatic unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis persisting for ≥1 year, scheduled for robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) at thoracic surgery clinics in five Swedish university hospitals (Gothenburg, Linköping, Lund, Umeå, and Uppsala).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to complete forms in Swedish.
- Neuromuscular disease as the cause of diaphragmatic paralysis.
- Other significant causes of dyspnea and impaired physical capacity than diaphragmatic paralysis.
- Use of long-term oxygen therapy and/or mechanical ventilation.