Why the study?
Does an intensive therapeutic exercise programme improve respiratory function in elderly patients scheduled for elective abdominal oncological surgery compared with home-based exercise advice?
Does an intensive therapeutic exercise programme improve respiratory function in elderly patients scheduled for elective abdominal oncological surgery compared with home-based exercise advice?
Preoperative intensive therapeutic exercise is feasible and improves respiratory function in elderly patients awaiting abdominal oncological surgery.
Supports preoperative intensive exercise for respiratory optimization in elderly abdominal cancer surgery patients; extends prehabilitation evidence in high-risk surgical populations.
The intensive therapeutic exercise programme was feasible and improved the respiratory function of patients due to undergo elective abdominal surgery compared with home-based exercise advice.
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