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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Effectiveness of Perioperative Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery.

Wei-Hao Chao, Sheng-Hui Tuan, En-Kuei Tang, Yi-Ju Tsai, Jing-Hui Chung, Guan-Bo Chen, Ko-Long Lin

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Exercise and pulmonary embolism: a systematic review of exercise safety, feasibility and effectiveness.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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Wei-Hao ChaoDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Sheng-Hui TuanInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.
En-Kuei TangDepartment of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Yi-Ju TsaiDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Jing-Hui ChungDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Guan-Bo ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Ko-Long LinDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Objectives: Patients with lung cancer pose a high risk of morbidity and mortality after lung resection. Those who receive perioperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (PRCR) have better prognosis. Peak oxygen consumption (peak VO Methods: This was a retrospective study. We recruited 125 patients who underwent VATS for lung cancer between 2017 and 2021. CPET was administered before surgery to evaluate the risk level and PRCR was performed based on the individual risk level defined by peak VO2, VO2 at VT, and VE/VCO2 slope, respectively. The primary outcomes were intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital lengths of stay, endotracheal intubation time (ETT), and chest tube insertion time (CTT). The secondary outcomes were postoperative complications (PPCs), including subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, atelectasis, infection, and empyema. Results: Three intergroup comparisons based on the risk level by peak VO2 (3 groups), VO2 at VT (2 groups), and VE/VCO2 slope (3 groups) were done. All of the comparisons showed no significant differences in both the primary and secondary outcomes ( Conclusion: Patients with different risk levels showed comparable prognosis and PPCs after undergoing CPET-guided PRCR. PRCR should be encouraged in patients undergoing VATS for lung cancer.

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cardiopulmonary exercise testinglung cancerperioperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitationpostoperative pulmonary complicationsvideo-assisted thoracic surgery

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PMCPMC9240316

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