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ReviewJournal of craniovertebral junction & spine

Comprehensive guidelines for prehabilitation in spine surgery.

Paulomi Gohel, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Mohamed-Ali H Jawad-Makki, Rohit Prem Kumar, Ayesha Akbar Waheed, Lior M Elkaim, Vinay Jaikumar, Nima Alan, Thomas J Buell, Brenton Pennicooke and 2 more

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12 authors.

Paulomi GohelDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Raj Swaroop LavadiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mohamed-Ali H Jawad-MakkiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Rohit Prem KumarDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Ayesha Akbar WaheedDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Lior M ElkaimDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Vinay JaikumarDepartment of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Nima AlanDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Thomas J BuellDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Brenton PennicookeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
D Kojo HamiltonDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Nitin AgarwalDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Study Design: Literature review. Objectives: Review prehabilitation techniques used for elective spine surgery to create a comprehensive list of recommendations. Methods: A systematic review was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines by searching three electronic databases from 1997 to 2021. Pertinent literature reporting information on prehabilitation, applicable to spine surgery, was identified. Seventy studies were selected for further analysis. Findings from the literature were reinforced by practices employed by the authors. Results: Preoperative smoking cessation should be achieved 3-4 weeks before elective spine surgery. Preoperative weight loss programs to reach a goal BMI <35 kg/m Conclusion: Targeting patient risk factors with personalized interventions can improve postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing elective spine surgery.

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Elective spine surgerypostoperative complicationsprehabilitationpreoperative risk

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PMID40292172
PMCPMC12029390

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