Effects of multimodal prehabilitation and exercise prehabilitation on patients undergoing colorectal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimodal prehabilitation and exercise prehabilitation are important processes for patients undergoing colorectal surgery. There are no reviews simultaneously analysing the effects of both types of prehabilitation for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and CINAHL Plus with Full Text for relevant randomised controlled trials on multimodal prehabilitation and exercise prehabilitation. The primary outcomes in our meta-analysis were functional capacity, hospital length of stay, postoperative complications, anxiety, and depression scores.

Results

We included 17 studies involving 1961 for colorectal surgery patients. The results of the meta-analysis suggested that mu

SUBMITTER: Zhou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11505574 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature