Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer (Jul 2024)

Chinese Expert Consensus on Perioperative Pulmonary Rehabilitation Training 
for Lung Cancer

  • Lung Cancer Specialty Committee of Chinese Elderly Health Care Association,
  • Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Specialty Committee of Sichuan Province Rehabilitation Medical Association,
  • Lung Rehabilitation Specialty Committee of Chengdu Rehabilitation Medical Association

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2024.102.25
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 7
pp. 495 – 503

Abstract

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Perioperative pulmonary rehabilitation may effectively reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications and improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients and its clinical application value in lung cancer patients has been widely recognized. However, there is still no international consensus or guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation regimen, lacking standardized criteria when pulmonary rehabilitation applied in perioperative clinical practice for lung cancer. The consensus provides implementation regimen and process of pulmonary rehabilitation, aiming to promote the reasonable and standardized application of perioperative pulmonary rehabilitation training in clinical practice, sequentially enable patients to maximize benefits from the rehabilitation.

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