Effect of prehabilitation programmes on functional capacity in patients awaiting oncological resections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the effects of prehabilitation on the perioperative functional capacity of patients awaiting oncological resections.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist and within the databases Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, MEDLINE PubMed, and Web of Science. The eligibility criteria were set to include peer-reviewed randomised control trials including only adult (≥ 18 years old) patients undergoing any type of prehabilitation (PREHAB) prior to any type of oncological resection. The studies had to feature at least one control group undergoing standard care (SC) and had to assess functional capacity by means of a 6-min wal

SUBMITTER: Laza-Cagigas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408567 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature