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Fig. 2 | Trials

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From: The protocol for the prehabilitation for thoracic surgery study: a randomized pragmatic trial comparing a short home-based multimodal program to aerobic training in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy

Fig. 2

Timeline according to the SPIRIT guidelines. Time points: − 1, enrollment at thoracic outpatient clinic; 0, allocation; 1, waiting period before surgery; 2, day before surgery; and 3, 30 days after surgery. The pulmonary function test results will include the FEV1, FEV1%, FVC, FVC%, FEV1/FVC, PEF, and PEF% values; the qualitative questionnaires include the HADS, World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS 2.0), and Postoperative Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15); the laboratory test results include the levels of ALT, CR, CRP, Alb, Glu, and myocardial enzymes; the clinical outcomes include the mortality and morbidity, length of hospital stay, ICU stay time, and duration of chest tube placement duration

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