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

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...

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Main Authors: Jamie L. Waterland, Hilmy Ismail, Catherine L. Granger, Cameron Patrick, Linda Denehy, Bernhard Riedel, on behalf of the Centre for Prehabilitation and Perioperative Care
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
High-risk patients
Major surgery
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
CPET
Prehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00263-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00263-2

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