Cochrane · systematic review · CD012020

Preoperative exercise training for people with non‐small cell lung cancer

Granger, C, Cavalheri, V · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library

Lung Cancer2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 1 · 14.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training compared to no exercise training for people scheduled to undergo lung resection for non‐small cell lung cancer

Population: people scheduled to undergo lung resection for non‐small cell lung cancer
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Risk of developing a postoperative pulmonary complication – total
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
RR 0.45 [0.33, 0.61]9 studies · 573 participantsHigh
Postoperative intercostal catheter duration
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
no estimate extracted3 studies · 111 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Safety of the intervention
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
no estimate extracted3 studies · 188 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Postoperative length of hospital stay
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
no estimate extracted9 studies · 573 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Postintervention (preoperative) exercise capacity
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
no estimate extracted2 studies · 191 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Postintervention (preoperative) exercise capacity
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
no estimate extracted6 studies · 474 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Postintervention (preoperative) forced expiratory volume in 1 second
Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training
no estimate extracted4 studies · 197 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision