Evidence summary for preoperative breathing exercise management in lung cancer patients

Objective To retrieve and analyze the evidence of preoperative breathing exercise in lung cancer patients, and to summarize the best evidence so as to provide a reference for medical staff to manage preoperative breathing exercise of lung cancer patients. Methods Evidences on preoperative breathing exercise of lung cancer patients were retrieved in the UpToDate, Cochrane Library, PubMed from building database to 1st February 2019, such as guidelines, expert consensus, evidence summaries, systematic reviews, primary studies on evidence. Results A total of 8 evidences were included, one clinical decision, one guideline, three expert consensus, two systematic reviews and one primary study. Evidences of preoperative breathing exercise in lung cancer patients were mainly methods, intensity and frequency of breathing exercise. Conclusions The included evidences showed that it is benefit for lung cancer patients to do preoperative breathing exercise. Medical staff should formulate reasonable breathing exercise plan based on evidence and clinical situation to provide scientifically and effectively preoperative breathing exercise management for lung cancer patients. Key words: Breathing exercises; Lung cancer; Preoperative period; Evidence-based