Conclusion
POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION
BIPAP application within the scope of rehabilitation program can be applied for increasing lung mechanics in the preoperative period. The study reveals that besides rehabilitation applied in the postoperative period, it will affect the patients' therapy process in a positive way if applied in the preoperative period as well. We believe especially a 1-week short but intensive PR program is more effective in comparison with long term PR programs with regards to the patient and implementing team.At the end of this study made in the patient group who underwent pulmonary resection by thoracotomy, we established that respiratory rehabilitation program applied in the preoperative period decreases prolonged air leak and consequently postoperative complication incidence especially in patients who have undergone lobectomy and at the same time, it shortens the length of hospital stay in patients who have undergone lobectomy wedge resection. We argue that it would be beneficial to apply a short term, intensive PR program for each patient who is planned to undergo a thoracotomy and especially a resection such as lobectomy and wedge.