Preoperative rehabilitation in patients with thoracic tumors and borderline abnormal spirometry results: Preliminary report.

e18529 Background: The role of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation is unclear. The aim of the study is short-term efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with thoracic tumors and borderline abnormal spirometry results before thoracic surgery. Methods: We observed 12 patients (7 women, 5 men) in mean age of 64 (range 46-82) years. Clinical inclusion criteria were: diagnosis of thoracic tumors and reduced values of FEV1 and FVC predicting postoperative complications. Spirometry and 6MWT were chosen for evaluation of lung function and physical performance during rehabilitation. These tests were performed twice during screening phase to eliminate the factors of learning, and were repeated after first and second week of rehabilitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation included two weeks of training on the treadmill with individually selected speed, physiotherapy exercises and breathing training with using of Triflo. Results: The analyses of results of spirometry and 6MWT before and after 2 weeks of pulmonar...