Key result
Preoperative exercise significantly reduced postoperative complication rates (RR 0.52; 95% CI 0.36-0.74) and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing lung resection compared with control.
Why the study?
Does preoperative exercise reduce postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and improve quality of life in patients undergoing oncological surgery?
Systematic Review (n=806)
Does preoperative exercise reduce postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and improve quality of life in patients undergoing oncological surgery?
Relative Risk: 0.52 (95% CI 0.36–0.74)
Preoperative exercise halves postoperative complications and reduces hospital stay in patients undergoing lung cancer resection.
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Preoperative exercise should be considered before lung resection; supports implementation in lung cancer while leaving efficacy open in other tumor types.
Steffens et al. (2018) conducted a systematic review in oncological surgery (n=806). preoperative exercise vs. control was evaluated on postoperative complications in patients undergoing lung resection (RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.74). Preoperative exercise significantly reduced postoperative complication rates (RR 0.52; 95% CI 0.36-0.74) and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing lung resection compared with control.
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