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ArticleChirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2025

[Is the procedure or the patient decisive for prehabilitation?]

Lara Braun, Lucrezia De Santis, Alexander Semaan, Jörg C Kalff, Tim O Vilz

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Article in Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lara BraunKlinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
Lucrezia De SantisKlinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
Alexander SemaanKlinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
Jörg C KalffKlinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
Tim O VilzKlinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland. tim.vilz@ukbonn.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various studies on structured prehabilitation programs indicate positive effects on performance status, postoperative complication rates and possibly overall survival in patients with gastrointestinal carcinomas. Older and multimorbid patients in particular could benefit from a trimodal approach that addresses physical fitness, nutritional status and mental health. Challenges exist in the possibly limited ability to participate due to pre-existing physical or mental limitations. Previous studies have shown reduced complication rates and shorter hospital stays for this patient group but the data remain heterogeneous and limited. Future research should further investigate the benefits for specific patient groups and different procedures as well as the long-term oncological outcome.

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Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsPreoperative CarePreoperative ExerciseHumansLength of StayPostoperative ComplicationsFrail patientsPerioperative managementPre-existing diseasesPrehabilitationPsycho-oncologySarcopenia

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PMID40293482

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