Effects of Exercise-Based Prehabilitation on Functional Capacity in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effects of facility-based and home-based exercise prehabilitation on postoperative functional capacity and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery using a network meta-analysis. Methods: This systematic review and network meta-analysis included randomized controlled trials of exercise-based prehabilitation in patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery. Facility-based and home-based exercise interventions were compared using random-effects models to evaluate postoperative functional capacity, overall complications, and length of stay. Certainty of evidence was assessed using the CINeMA framework. Results: Nine randomized controlled trials were included. Exercise-based prehabilitat

SUBMITTER: Seo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12897731 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature