[Pulmonary function testing and prehabilitation in thoracic surgery].

Preoperative assessment should include spirometry and analysis of the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide. If necessary, exercise tests can be performed. High risk patients can be revealed considering these data. These patients need for prehabilitation, i.e. preoperative measures increasing functional capacity. This review is devoted to preoperative assessment, principles of prehabilitation and perioperative nutritional support.