Systematic review and narrative description of the outcomes of group preoperative education before elective major surgery

Background: Group preoperative education is becoming standard care for patients preparing for surgery, alongside optimisation of exercise, diet, and wellbeing. Although patient education is essential, the effectiveness of group education programmes or ‘surgery schools’ as a means of delivery is uncl...

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Main Authors: Imogen Fecher-Jones, Chloe Grimmett, Ben Ainsworth, Frances Wensley, Laura Rossiter, Michael P.W. Grocott, Denny Z.H. Levett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:BJA Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609624000303