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Welcome to the department of Fit4Surgery at University Hospitals Birmingham. This website has been developed for patients, as well as their friends and family. We hope this website will help you understand your condition, treatment and what to expect when you are having surgery. It is intended to complement and not replace any explanations already given to you by your doctor, so please use it as a guide to help your journey before, during and after your time in the hospital.
Fit4Surgery is a patient focused digital rehabilitation tool that helps patients get prepared for surgery and supports their recovery after.
Know morePulmonary rehabilitation programme for lung surgery patients can reduce the risk of programmes.
A cohort study was conducted over 18 months at a regional thoracic unit. The Fit 4 Surgery app included ten exercises.
Patients were taught how to use the app by the researcher. This was delivered from a scripted training to ensure consistency.
An app based programme of rehabilitation can be delivered in a timely fashion to lung surgery patients.
