Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (8): 958-964.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2025.08.012

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Effect of preoperative exercise on patients undergoing ventriculoperitoneal shunt

LÜ Xueqin1,2, ZHANG Tong1,2(), LIU Huilin1,2, LIU Jianhua1,2, LI Da2, WANG Huawei1,2   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
    2. Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2025-05-12 Revised:2025-06-10 Published:2025-08-25 Online:2025-09-01

Abstract:

Objective To observe the effect of preoperative exercise on consciousness, lung function and recovery efficiency of patients undergoing ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Methods A total of 54 patients undergoing elective ventriculoperitoneal shunt in Beijing Bo'ai Hospital from October, 2024 to March, 2025 were randomly divided into control group (n = 27) and prerehabilitation group (n = 27). The control group received routine preoperative treatment and nursing, while the prerehabilitation group additionally received exercise for two weeks. They were assessed with Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R), and observed diaphragm mobility with sonography, before and three days after operation; and the time to first ambulation after surgery and length of stay in hospital were compared between two groups.

Results CRS-R scores improved in both groups after operation (|t| > 5.451, P < 0.001), and it was greater in the prehabilitation group than in the control group (t = 2.812, P < 0.01). CRS-R subscale scores improved in auditory and motor functions in the control group (|Z| > 2.000, P < 0.05), and they were improved in auditory, visual, motor, verbal and arousal functions in the prehabilitation group (|Z| > 2.282, P < 0.01). CRS-R subscale scores were greater in motor and arousal in the prehabilitation group than in the control group (|Z| > 2.320, P < 0.05). Diaphragmatic mobility improved in the prehabilitation group (t = -7.782, P < 0.001), and it was better than in the control group (t = 2.044, P < 0.05). The time to first ambulation after surgery and length of stay in hospital were shorter in the prehabilitation group than in the control group (|t| > 3.654, P < 0.01).

Conclusion Preoperative exercise for patients undergoing elective ventriculoperitoneal shunt can improve the consciousness after operation, especially the level of motor and arousal, as well as the lung function, and accelerate the recovery process.

Key words: ventriculoperitoneal shunt, preoperative exercise, prehabilitation

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