An Early Rehabilitation Intervention for Enhancing Oxygenation from Lung Cancer Surgery
Overview
This article focuses on the early rehabilitation intervention for enhancing oxygenation from lung cancer surgery. Lung cancer has been reported as a regular case among many individuals and this leads them to seek for medical help.1 Besides, when surgery is offered to a patient suffering from lung, they are always given an ultimatum period for them to heal so as to ensure proper post-operation oxygenation occurs. The rehabilitation period ought to be done early enough so as to avoid any further complications from the surgery since lung cancer is a delicate disease to deal with.
Major points/ Findings
During the research, the researchers noticed that most of the patients who do not undergo early post-operation rehabilitation are prone to face several breathing problems.2 It was noticed that applying this strategy immediately after an operation is carried out, it gives the patient a stronger immune system to recover faster from the surgery hence being cured is at higher levels. Researchers also stated that since lungs are the key components slotted for the exchange of air in a human body, keeping the outmost care for the same would increase the vulnerability and effectiveness of the same despite undergoing surgery.3 Besides, having patients for pre-operation counseling prepares them on what to expect after the operation is carried out.
Limitations of Research
The limitation of this research is that it was carried out on ninety patients only from one health institution. It is therefore clear that this number ought to be more and widely spread all over the nation so as to ensure effective results are produced calling for further studies in the future.
Application to Your Practice of Respiratory Therapy and/or the overall impact on the field of Respiratory Care
Based on the results of this study, it is true that a patient should be subjected to a post-rehabilitation since it helps speed up the recovery process.3 The early rehabilitation can be analyzed to determine its complications as well as how it promotes recovery from lung cancer. It ought to be done with precaution basically because the post operation is normally associated with a lot of complications and can lead to loss of lives. Thus, the pulmonary rehabilitation carried out mainly results to an enhanced lung expansion and ventilation thus helping regulate any case of post-operation lung complication.1 Therefore, this article is helpful in shading limelight on what should be done after operation due to lung cancer in order to prevent any other further complications and help heal faster.
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