Functional exercise capacity and lung function in patients undergoing an early rehabilitation program after the Nuss procedure: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Patients undergoing the early rehabilitation after the Nuss procedure presented a better postoperative functional exercise capacity in hospital discharge day compared with patients in the conventional group, with no difference in lung function between groups.

The key questions in rehabilitation in thoracic surgery

“…For example, patients undergoing the NUSS procedure for pectus excavatum were found to have significantly improved exercise parameters if they underwent early postoperative rehabilitation. However, there was no significant difference in pain or lung function tests from control patients who did not have PR (65).…”