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.
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.
Dronkers et al. (Tue,) studied this question.