Volume 26, Issue 125, July 2022

Pulmonary rehabilitation program as supportive therapy to chemotherapy for improving functional performance in a case of malignant pleural effusion who underwent debulking surgery for ovarian cancer: A case report

Purva Mundada¹, Vaishnavi Yadav^2♦, Moli Jain³, Pallavi Bhakaney³, Vishnu Vardhan⁴

¹Intern, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³Resident, Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
⁴HOD & Professor, Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) is defined by cancer cells metastasizing into the pleural space, resulting in an increase in fluid buildup in the pleural space. It is curable but reduces chest expansion and causes lung collapse, restrictive ventilatory abnormalities, and respiratory failure over time resulting in impaired quality of life. These complications induced by structural lung damage result in physiological dysfunction that leads to impairment, respiratory problems, and a reduction in functional capacity, all of which have an impact on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). In this study, we are describing a case of 55 year old female who was a known of ovarian cancer presented to this hospital with moderate dyspnea, chest pain, and cough with expectorations and after investigations diagnosed with malignant right sided pleural effusion which was primarily managed with chemotherapy and ICD and subsequently, physiotherapy rehabilitation was planned. The current case demonstrated that medical care combined with physiotherapy and/or Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) can improve patient outcomes.

Keywords: Papillary cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary, malignant pleural effusion, pulmonary rehabilitation

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms267e2187

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i125/ms267e2187

Published: 04 July 2022