Introduction
lung cancer, atelectasis
LUNG CANCER, ATELECTASIS, COMPLICATION, CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASES
The sole treatment method offering patients with lung cancer the longest survival time and the most effective therapy is, without any dispute, surgical therapy Anesthetic medicines applied and positive pressure ventilation generated by using endotracheal tube during surgery cause disruption of the tracheobronchial ciliary activity. Disrupted tracheobronchial ciliary activity causes retention of sputum and resulting atelectasis, having decreased required mucus transport towards the tracheaIn patients who will undergo a pulmonary resection by thoracotomy; age, smoking history, history of cardiopulmonary diseases, weak pulmonary function test, low arterial blood gas results and low exercise capacity increase postoperative pulmonary complication risksPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a beneficial and necessary method to be applied, which enables patients to be actively involved in life in the preoperative and postoperative period, simplifying implementation of health services during subsequent processes and enabling patients to survive longerWe have planned to implement a prospective, randomized and controlled study with the aim of investigating the effects of preoperative short term and intensive pulmonary rehabilitation program performed on patients who have undergone pulmonary resection by thoracotomy, on pulmonary functions, complication rates and length of hospital stay during the postoperative period.