Intensive perioperative rehabilitation improves surgical outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Yuji KitahataSeiko HironoManabu KawaiKen-Ichi OkadaMotoki MiyazawaAtsushi ShimizuRyouhei KobayashiMasaki UenoShinya HayamiToshio ShimokawaKen KoudaFumihiro TajimaHiroki Yamaue

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2018)

Intensive perioperative rehabilitation might reduce postoperative pulmonary complications and shorten postoperative hospital stay after PD. Therefore, we suggest that perioperative rehabilitation should be included as part of enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing PD, although further large-scale studies are necessary to confirm our results.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
healthcare
pulmonary hypertension
risk factors
emergency department
case control