Exercise-Based Prehabilitation Before Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Meta-Regression, and Proposal for a Clinical Implementation Model.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Major cardiac surgery is associated with a high rate of postoperative complications, particularly in older and frail patients. Prehabilitation-defined as a preoperative intervention based on structured exercise-aims to enhance patients' physiological and functional reserve before surgery. To evaluate the effectiveness of prehabilitation programs on functional capacity and postoperative complications in cardiac surgery and to propose a clinical exercise-based intervention model tailored to these patients. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane, PEDro, and LILACS (2005-2025). Randomized controlled trials investigating preoperative exercise interventions in adults undergoing cardiac surgery were included. Outcomes assessed included

SUBMITTER: Hurtado-Borrego JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12653149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature