From Living Room to Operating Room for Patients with Pulmonary Surgeries: A Systematic Review of Literature.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative home-based exercise training on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing pulmonary surgery. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted on 25 October 2024, in PubMed, Scopus, PEDro, and Cochrane databases for English-language studies published between 2014 and 2024. Randomized controlled trials, non-randomized trials, feasibility studies, and cohort studies involving adults scheduled for pulmonary surgery and receiving home-based prehabilitation were included. Methodological quality was assessed using the PEDro Quality Assessment scale and i-CONTENT tool. Results: Six studies involving patients undergoing pulmonary surgery were included, of which three were randomized

SUBMITTER: Ozturk F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12692991 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature