High-intensity interval training before lung cancer surgery reduced postoperative pulmonary infection and atelectasis, and improved exercise capacity, lung function and quality of life in a meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials.
High-intensity interval training before lung cancer surgery reduced postoperative pulmonary infection and atelectasis, and improved exercise capacity, lung function and quality of life in a meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials.
What they did
Researchers pooled 11 randomised trials of high-intensity interval training given to lung cancer patients before their operation.
What they found
Fewer postoperative pulmonary infections and less atelectasis, alongside better exercise capacity, lung function and quality of life.
What it actually shows
Meta-analysis of 11 RCTs; pooled finding across heterogeneous populations; absolute event rates and baseline risk not reported; applicability to non-surgical lung cancer patients unclear.
Systematic review · Front Med (Lausanne)
Where it fits
Prehabilitation — training before surgery rather than only recovering after it — keeps gathering support. The pooled populations were heterogeneous and absolute event rates weren't reported, so read it as direction, not dosage.
The source
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