Effectiveness of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery-Based Respiratory Function Exercise in Elderly Patients with Lung Cancer and its Effect on Postoperative Functional Recovery

Objective circle To investigate the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery-based respiratory function exercise in elderly lung cancer patients and its impact on postoperative functional recovery. Methods circle A total of 109 elderly lung cancer patients admitted to our hospital between January 2020 and January 2021 were included in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to either the control group (n = 52), receiving conventional care, or the research group (n = 57), receiving enhanced recovery after surgery-based respiratory function exercise in addition to conventional care. Respiratory function, functional capacity, quality of life, and incidence of pulmonary complications were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention. Results circle Following the intervention, the research group showed significant improvements in Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second, Forced Vital Capacity, and Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second/Forced Vital Capacity compared to the control group (P <.05). The research group also exhibited higher Barthel indices (indicating better functional capacity) and lower St George's Respiratory Questionnaire scores (indicating better quality of life) compared to the control group (P <.05). The incidence of pulmonary complications was significantly lower in the research group (5.26%) compared to the control group (21.15%) (P <.05). Conclusions circle Enhanced recovery after surgery-based respiratory function exercise can improve respiratory function, promote postoperative functional recovery, enhance the quality of life, and reduce pulmonary complications in elderly lung cancer patients. These findings support its clinical application and wider adoption.

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This study aimed to investigate the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery-based respiratory function exercise in elderly lung cancer patients and its impact on postoperative functional recovery. The results showed that the research group had significant improvements in respiratory function indicators, functional capacity, and quality of life compared to the control group. The incidence of pulmonary complications was also significantly lower in the research group.