| 1.1 Risk of developing a postoperative pulmonary complication |
9 |
573 |
Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) |
0.45 [0.33, 0.61] |
| 1.1.1 Duration of intervention: ≤ 2 weeks |
6 |
379 |
Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) |
0.39 [0.25, 0.62] |
| 1.1.2 Duration of intervention: > 2 weeks |
3 |
194 |
Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) |
0.51 [0.35, 0.76] |
| 1.2 Number of days participants needed an intercostal catheter following surgery |
3 |
111 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐2.07 [‐4.64, 0.49] |
| 1.3 Postoperative length of hospital stay (days) |
9 |
573 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐2.24 [‐3.64, ‐0.85] |
| 1.4 Postintervention (preoperative) dyspnoea (BORG scale) |
2 |
141 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.53 [‐1.22, 0.15] |
| 1.5 Postintervention (preoperative) exercise capacity (6‐minute walk distance in m) |
6 |
474 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
29.55 [12.05, 47.04] |
| 1.6 Postintervention (preoperative) exercise capacity (VO2peak in mL/kg/minute) |
2 |
191 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
3.36 [2.70, 4.02] |
| 1.7 Postoperative exercise capacity (6‐minute walk distance in m) |
2 |
95 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
37.77 [‐10.30, 85.84] |
| 1.8 Postintervention (preoperative) forced expiratory volume in 1 second (% predicted) |
4 |
197 |
Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) |
5.87 [4.46, 7.28] |
| 1.9 Postintervention (preoperative) forced vital capacity (% predicted) |
3 |
157 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
5.42 [0.73, 10.11] |
| 1.10 Postintervention (preoperative) peak expiratory flow (L/minute) |
3 |
234 |
Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) |
21.52 [‐7.11, 50.16] |
