The effect of home-based preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation before lung resection: a retrospective cohort study

Lung cancer is the major cause of cancer death worldwide, and the five-year survival rate remains low[1]. Lung resection is curative and the primary treatment for patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)[2]. Despite the development of surgical approaches, postoperative complications occur in approximately 30% of cases after lung resection[3], and result in higher 30-day readmissions and reduced overall survival[4]; therefore, preventing postoperative complications are very important.

Source: Lung Cancer - November 2, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Takashi Saito, Rei Ono, Yugo Tanaka, Daisuke Tatebayashi, Maho Okumura, Daisuke Makiura, Junichiro Inoue, Takashi Fujikawa, Shin Kond, Tatsuro Inoue, Yoshimasa Maniwa, Yoshitada Sakai Source Type: research