Effects of Prehabilitation on Functional Capacity in Aged Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgeries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: an increasing number of advanced age patients are considered for cardiothoracic surgeries. Prehabilitation optimizes the patients' functional capacity and physiological reserve. However, the effectiveness of prehabilitation on physical functioning and postoperative recovery in the scope of cardiothoracic surgery is still uncertain. to assess the effectiveness of prehabilitation on pre- and/or postoperative functional capacity and physiological reserve in aged patients that are considered for cardiothoracic surgeries. this systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021247117). The searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane CENTRAL until 18 April 2021. Randomized clinical trials that compared different prehabilitation strategies with usual care on the pre

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Costa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8625473 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature