RESULTS
During the study period 38 patients were hospitalized, of these nine
were excluded, two of whom were due to combined surgery, six lung
diseases and one due to physical limitations, leaving 29 individuals as
shown in figure 1. The prevalence was male with 18 patients (62% ), the
mean age was 67 ± 4 years, the BMI was 31.5 ± 2.5 kg/m2 and the
prevalent comorbidity was sedentary lifestyle with 21 patients (72.4%).
Regarding the surgical and clinical variables, all values are shown in
table 1.
Regarding muscle strength, a decrease of 22% was observed in the MIP in
the IG and in the 28% in the CG (p = 0.12). In MEP, IG decreased by
26% and CG by 34% (p = 0.21). These variables were not significant and
are represented with absolute values in Table 2.
The 6-min walk test was performed before and after the operation and
when compared, the IG had a drop of 26% in relation to the distance
covered in meters and the CG 27% (p = 0.21). Table 3 shows the
information regarding functional capacity.