ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on lung cancer surgery outcomes: a matched-case analysis
Main finding · LOSResult — go to the resultEE - 0.20 days 95% CI - 1.8-1.6Authors' conclusion
Participation in "real world" pulmonary rehabilitation prior to and following surgery seems to yield improved patient and clinical results post-lung cancer surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing lung cancer resection, UK114 matched (57 per group)
- Participants
- 873 patients
- Exposure
- Pre- and post-surgery pulmonary rehabilitation vs standard treatment
- Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)n = 135
- NGn = 738reference
- Outcome
- Length of stay (LOS)
Methodological detailspragmatic, contemporaneous control
- Pragmatic
- Contemporaneous control
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
EE
- 0.20 days
95% CI - 1.8-1.6
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Estimate |
|---|---|
| PPC rateMultivariate log-binomial regression; reduction of 60% | EE - 0.60 (95% CI - 1.8-0.5) |
| QoL physical functioning score · 6 weeks and 6 months after surgeryImprovement of 6.6% | EE 6.6 |
Original publication
Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on lung cancer surgery outcomes: a matched-case analysis. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 25 March 2025. doi:10.
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