Open AccessThe key questions in rehabilitation in thoracic surgery
Author(s) -
Kajan Mahendran,
Babu Naidu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.147
Subject(s) - medicine , timeline , rehabilitation , pulmonary rehabilitation , lung function , cardiothoracic surgery , key (lock) , surgery , physical therapy , general surgery , lung , ecology , archaeology , biology , history
Enhancing the recovery of patients undergoing Thoracic Surgery is the raison d'être of a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) process. Benefits of a PR program have been shown to include reduced postoperative complications, hospital length of stay (LOS) and improved exercise and lung function parameters. Identifying which groups of patients benefit most and the constituency of the perfect PR program is subject to ongoing research. Providing PR to patients in a manner acceptable to their lifestyle and disease timeline within economic limitations is the challenge.