Prehabilitation in Frail Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evidence of prehabilitation in frail patients with cancer is lacking. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness of prehabilitation on postoperative complications, and hospital length of stay (LOS) in this population.

Methods

A comprehensive search was performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, AMED, and PsycINFO, encompassing all records from inception to December 2023. The outcomes of interest included postoperative complications and LOS. Risk of bias was assessed using the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool (RoB2) and GRADE was used to determine the quality of evidence. Relative risk (RR) or mean difference (MD) along with its 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated by using random-effects meta-analysis.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Bai Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454461 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature