Systematic short-term pulmonary rehabilitation before lung cancer lobectomy: a randomized trial

• Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 476 - 483
• Main Authors: Lai, Yutian, Su, Jianhua, Qiu, Peiyuan, Wang, Mingming, Zhou, Kun, Tang, Yuxin, Che, Guowei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Breathing Exercises - methods; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - rehabilitation; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Forced Expiratory Flow Rates; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - physiopathology; Lung Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonectomy; Preoperative Care - methods; Treatment Outcome; Postoperative pulmonary complications; Lobectomy; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Lung cancer

The goal of this study was to assess the impact of a preoperative 1-week, systematic, high-intensity inpatient exercise regimen on patients with lung cancer who had risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 101 subjects of a preope...