ReviewInnovative surgical sciences2019
Prehabilitation, making patients fit for surgery - a new frontier in perioperative care.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prehabilitation for colon cancer surgery: a systematic review of quality-of-life outcomes and a feasibility study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical Practice Guideline: Recommendations for the Perioperative Management of Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancer Patients.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Guideline
- Efficacy of Prehabilitation Including Exercise on Postoperative Outcomes Following Abdominal Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Facilitators and barriers to participation in prehabilitation prior to orthopaedic elective surgery - a qualitative study with elderly (pre-)frail patients.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Starting a surgical prehabilitation program: results from a pragmatic nonrandomized feasibility study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Trial
- Prehabilitative versus rehabilitative exercise in prostate cancer patients undergoing prostatectomy.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Trial
- The Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Quality of Life and Incidence of Chemotherapy Side Effects in Women With Breast Cancer.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Effects of immersive virtual reality and non-immersive video distraction on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery: a three-arm randomised controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation modalities in ankylosing spondylitis: orthopaedic perspectives on function, bone health, and surgical safety.Journal of orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Prehabilitation in thoracic surgery: strong signal or surgical confounding?Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Prehabilitation in cardiac surgery.JTCVS open · 2026Article
- Prehabilitation beyond the trimodal standard: occupational therapy in a quadrimodal cancer care model.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Impact of Prehabilitation Components on Oxygen Uptake of People Undergoing Major Abdominal and Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Multimodal Prehabilitation in Major Abdominal Surgery-Rationale, Modalities, Results and Limitations.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- The 5-factor modified frailty index as a prognostic factor for stereotactic radiosurgery in meningioma management.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
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- Various Forms of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Their Effect on Frailty Syndrome in Cardiac Patients-A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Patients' and carers' views on research priorities in prehabilitation for cancer surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of prehabilitation for frail patients into routine health care: a realist review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Evolving Perspectives on Esophagectomy Care: Clinical Update.Anesthesiology · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Optimizing a patients' condition before surgery to improve the postoperative outcome can be achieved by using prehabilitation; preoperative interventions focusing on modifiable risk factors to improve the physical, nutritional, and mental status of the patient. A multimodal, multidisciplinary approach induces a synergistic effect between the various interventions and affects the outcome postoperatively. While awaiting higher-quality evidence, the worldwide implementation of prehabilitation programs has started, resulting in a true revolution in perioperative care.
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