Prehabilitation in high-risk patients scheduled for major abdominal cancer surgery: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients presenting for major surgery with low cardiorespiratory fitness (deconditioning) and other modifiable risk factors are at increased risk of postoperative complications. This study investigated the feasibility of delivering prehabilitation in high-risk patients scheduled for major abdominal cancer surgery.

Methods

Eligible patients in this single-center cohort study included patients with poor fitness (objectively assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing, CPET) scheduled for elective major abdominal cancer surgery. Patients were recruited to participate in a prehabilitation program that spanned up to 6 weeks pre-operatively and comprised aerobic and resistance exercise training, breathing exercise, and nutritional support. The primary outcome assessed

SUBMITTER: Waterland JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396890 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature