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Our study outcomes showed that preoperative PR may shorten time to intubation in patients undergoing LTx. In addition, preoperative PR increases the exercise capacity and improves dyspnea perception.
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Why is it important?
The originality of our study is that there was a control group that did not undergo preoperative PR. As it is not ethical to create a group that does not undergo preoperative PR as a random, our control group was spontaneously formed as appropriate donors were found which allowed us to examine the effect of preoperative PR on LTx. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative PR for 8 weeks in the supervised outpatient PR program before LTx on postoperative period.
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This page is a summary of: The effects of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation on early postoperative period following lung transplantation, Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology, January 2020, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_54_19.
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