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A number of clinical trials and meta-analyses have shown that postoperative telehabilitation may reduce the incidence of postoperative adverse events while reducing transport time and outpatient costs and improving patient motivation. However, optimal telehabilitation strategies remain undetermined. The primary objective of this protocol is thus to compare the effects of different telehabilitation methods used after pulmonary surgery in patients with lung cancer by conducting a network meta-analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two researchers will independently search six databases (PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Medline and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)) and two clinical trial registries (ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO ICTRP). 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