Preliminary work from this review suggests that exercise intervention compared with usual care both pre and post-surgery is associated with improved cardiopulmonary exercise capacity , increased muscle strength and reduced fatigue , post-operative complications and hospital length of stay .
BACKGROUND Surgery remains the best curative option for appropriately selected patients with lung cancer .
Evidence suggests that improving cardiovascular fitness and functional capacity can accelerate post-surgery recovery and reduce mortality .
However , the effect of exercise intervention for patients surgically treated for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer [ NCSLC ] has not been fully examined .
PURPOSE This review examines the literature regarding exercise intervention for patients who are surgically treated for NSCLC focussing on three key areas : method ological quality , intervention design ( e.g. duration , frequency , type ) and outcomes measured .
The effects of preoperative short-term intense physical therapy in lung cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND We planned to investigate the effect of preoperative short period intensive physical therapy on lung functions , gas-exchange , and capacity of diffusion , and ventilation-perfusion distribution of patients with non-small cell lung cancer . METHODS Sixty patients with lung cancer , who were deemed operable , were r and omly allocated into two groups . Intensive physical therapy was performed in patients in the study group before operation . Both groups received routine physical therapy after operation . RESULTS There was no difference in pulmonary function tests between the two groups . Intensive physical therapy statistically significantly increased peripheral blood oxygen saturation . At least one complication was noted in 5 patients ( 16.7 % ) in the control group , and 2 ( 6.7 % ) , in the study group . However , there was no statistically significant difference ( p = 0,4 ) . The hospital stay has been found to be statistically significantly shortened by intensive physical therapy ( p < 0.001 ) . Ventilation-perfusion distribution was found to be significantly effected by intensive physical therapy . The change was prominent in the the contralateral lung ( p < 0.001 ) . CONCLUSIONS Intensive physical therapy appeared to increase oxygen saturation , reduce hospital stay , and change the ventilation/perfusion distribution . It had a significant , positive effect on the exercise capacity of patients
Preliminary work from this review suggests that exercise intervention compared with usual care both pre and post-surgery is associated with improved cardiopulmonary exercise capacity , increased muscle strength and reduced fatigue , post-operative complications and hospital length of stay .
BACKGROUND Surgery remains the best curative option for appropriately selected patients with lung cancer .
Evidence suggests that improving cardiovascular fitness and functional capacity can accelerate post-surgery recovery and reduce mortality .
However , the effect of exercise intervention for patients surgically treated for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer [ NCSLC ] has not been fully examined .
PURPOSE This review examines the literature regarding exercise intervention for patients who are surgically treated for NSCLC focussing on three key areas : method ological quality , intervention design ( e.g. duration , frequency , type ) and outcomes measured .