ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021
Feasibility of a prehabilitation program before major abdominal surgery: a pilot prospective study.
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Trimodal Prehabilitation in Colorectal Cancer Patients: a Feasibility Pilot
PRehabilitation In Advance of Major Elective Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (PRIME Pilot)
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Rates of compliance and adherence to high-intensity interval training: a systematic review and Meta-analyses.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Prehabilitation and Postoperative Outcomes in Major Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using MarketScan Claims Data.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Prehabilitation in Major Surgery: An Evaluation of Cost Savings in a Tertiary Hospital.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Preoperative CT-Measured Sarcopenia on Clinical, Pathological, and Oncological Outcomes After Elective Rectal Cancer Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient characteristics and preferences for a surgical prehabilitation program design: results from a pilot survey.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
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- A toolbox for a structured risk-based prehabilitation program in major surgical oncology.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Review
- Understanding Patients' Experiences and Perspectives of Tele-Prehabilitation: A Qualitative Study to Inform Service Design and Delivery.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
- Short term high-intensity interval training in patients scheduled for major abdominal surgery increases aerobic fitness.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the feasibility of a prehabilitation program and its effects on physical performance and outcomes after major abdominal surgery.
methodsIn this prospective pilot study, patients underwent prehabilitation involving three training sessions per week for 3 weeks preoperatively. The feasibility of delivering the intervention was assessed based on recruitment and adherence to the program. Its impacts on fitness (oxygen uptake (VO
resultsFrom May 2017 to January 2020, 980 patients were identified and 44 (4.5%) were invited to participate. The main obstacles to patient recruitment were insufficient time (<3 weeks) prior to scheduled surgery (n = 276, 28%) and screening failure (n = 312, 32%). Of the 44 patients, 24 (55%) declined to participate, and 20 (23%) were included. Of these, six (30%) were not adherent to the program. Among the remaining 14 patients, VO
conclusionAlthough prehabilitation seemed to have positive effects on exercise capacity, logistic and patient-related difficulties were encountered. The program is not feasible in its current form for all-comers.
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