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
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
Current version onlySummary 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
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / 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 participants | High |
Postoperative intercostal catheter duration Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 111 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Safety of the intervention Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 188 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Postoperative length of hospital stay Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 573 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Postintervention (preoperative) exercise capacity Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 191 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Postintervention (preoperative) exercise capacity Summary of findings table ‐ Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 474 participants | Very 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 extracted | 4 studies · 197 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Preoperative exercise training compared to no exercise training for patients scheduled to undergo lung resection for non‐small cell lung cancer
Population: patients scheduled to undergo lung resection for non‐small cell lung cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients who developed postoperative pulmonary complications Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | RR 0.33 [0.17, 0.61] | 4 studies · 158 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Number of days patients needed an intercostal catheter Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 38 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Postoperative length of hospital stay Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 158 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Post‐intervention exercise capacity Preoperative exercise training vs no exercise training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 81 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |