• Hatice Kökez, Hakan Keskin, Makbule Ergin, and Abdullah Erdoğan.
• Department of Thoracic Surgery, faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz university, Antalya, Turkey.
• Afr Health Sci. 2023 Mar 1; 23 (1): 646655646-655.

ObjectiveInvestigating the effects of the preoperative short term intensive pulmonary rehabilitation program applied for patients who have undergone lung resection by thoracotomy, on lung functions, complication rates and length of hospital stay during the postoperative period.MethodsA prospective randomized trial of sixty patients were enrolled who would undergo pulmonary resection by thoracotomy and were randomly divided in two groups. Intensive pulmonary rehabilitation was performed on these patients in the study group 3 hours a day throughout 7 days during the preoperative period. Groups were compared with respect to their spirometric pulmonary functions, respiratory parameters, blood gas parameters, complication rates and length of hospital stay.ResultsTotal incidence rate of complications in the patients from the control group significantly increased(p=0,028). When patients who underwent lobectomy and wedge resection were observed, length of hospital stay of those in the control group was seen to be statistically higher in comparison with the study group(p<0,05).ConclusionWe consider that it will be very beneficial to perform a short term and intensive pulmonary rehabilitation program on every patient possible who is planned to undergo thoracotomy and lobectomy or wedge resection treatment.© 2023 Kökez H et al.

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