The Association Between Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training Variables and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Subjects With Esophageal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is frequently used in patients waiting for major surgery to improve respiratory muscle function and to reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Currently, the mechanism of action of IMT in reducing PPCs is still unclear. Therefore, we investigated the associations between preoperative IMT variables and the occurrence of PPCs in patients with esophageal cancer.

Methods

A multi-center cohort study was conducted in subjects scheduled for esophagectomy, who followed IMT as part of a prehabilitation program. IMT variables included maximum inspiratory pressure (P_Imax) before and after IMT and IMT intensity variables including training load, frequency, and duration. Associations between P

SUBMITTER: Overbeek MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10984600 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature