The effect of a hybrid structured pulmonary rehabilitation education program for patients with lung cancer with a high risk of postoperative pulmonary complications: a quasi-experimental study

The absence of standardized protocols and education are the main obstacles to perioperative pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), especially for patients with high-risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). We aimed to explore the effect of a hybrid structured pulmonary rehabilitation education program (SPREP) on patients with lung cancer at high risk of PPCs.