Cost-effectiveness of prehabilitation of elderly frail or pre-frail patients prior to elective surgery (PRAEP-GO) versus usual care – Protocol for a health economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Prehabilitation aims to improve patients' functional capacity before surgery to reduce perioperative complications, promote recovery and decrease probability of disability. The planned economic evaluation is performed alongside a large German multi-centre pragmatic, two-arm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-03-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04833-5 |