ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2024
Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity in adult patients with lung transplantation: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.
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- Pulmonary rehabilitation in lung transplantation: Its effects on pulmonary function, physical fitness, and quality of life.World journal of transplantation · 2026Review
- Sex Differences in Muscle-Respiratory Function Relationship in Lung Transplant Patients: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Article
- Perioperative nursing management of an adult patient with giant right-sided Bochdalek hernia: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The history of pulmonary rehabilitation: learning from the past to shape a brighter future.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Review
- Effects of multimodal intensive rehabilitation program in lung transplant recipients: study protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Lung transplantation (LTx) is a well-established option for patients in the end-stage of lung disease that is not responsive to other treatments. Although the survival rate after LTx has seen a significant increase, exercise tolerance is still limited and poses a big obstacle to recovery after LTx. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a comprehensive intervention that has many benefits for patients with chronic respiratory disease. However, the effectiveness of PR on adult patients with LTx is inconclusive. We performed this meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of PR in adult LTx recipients. Methods: Eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies published until March 25, 2024 were searched in MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and CINAHL. Additionally, reference lists and published systematic reviews were scanned by manual searching. Studies selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were conducted independently. Stata software (version 17.0) was utilized. Results: There were 21 studies (9 RCTs and 12 quasi-experimental studies) were identified. Pooled analysis showed that PR positive effect in improving 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) [standard mean difference (SMD) =1.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05-1.50, P<0.001], maximum oxygen consumption (VO Conclusions: PR shows evidence for being an effective adjunctive strategy for improving exercise capacity after LTx, but multi-center trials on larger populations are required to confirm its clinical benefits in the real-world setting.
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