Cochrane · systematic review · CD013662
Prehabilitation exercise therapy before elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Fenton, C, Tan, AR, Abaraogu, UO, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
VascularAMSTAR 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
10
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 10%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 60%Low 3 · 30%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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
Exercise compared to no exercise for adults with clinically diagnosed AAA deemed suitable for elective repair
Population: adults with clinically diagnosed AAA deemed suitable for elective repair
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
30‐day mortality Exercise vs no exercise | RR 1.33 [0.31, 5.77] | 3 studies · 192 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Perioperative and postoperative complications: cardiac complications Exercise vs no exercise | RR 0.36 [0.14, 0.92] | 1 study · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Perioperative and postoperative complications: pulmonary complications Exercise vs no exercise | RR 0.49 [0.26, 0.92] | 2 studies · 144 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Perioperative and postoperative complications: renal complications Exercise vs no exercise | RR 0.31 [0.11, 0.88] | 1 study · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Perioperative and postoperative: need for re‐intervention Exercise vs no exercise | RR 1.29 [0.33, 4.96] | 2 studies · 144 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Perioperative and postoperative complications: postoperative bleeding Exercise vs no exercise | RR 0.57 [0.18, 1.8] | 1 study · 124 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Length of ICU stay (days) Exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 147 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Length of hospital stay (days) Exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 212 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of days on a ventilator Exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
QoL Exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 53 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |