Impact of preoperative uni- or multimodal prehabilitation on postoperative morbidity: meta-analysis.
Amélie CambrielBenjamin ChoisyJulien HedouMarie-Pierre BonnetSouad FellousJérémie H LefevreThibault VoronDyani GaudillièreCindy KinBrice GaudillièreFranck VerdonkPublished in: BJS open (2023)
Prehabilitation reduces ICU LOS compared with SOC in elective surgery patients but has no effect on overall complication rates or total LOS, regardless of modality. Prehabilitation programs need standardization and specific targeting of those patients most likely to benefit.