Prehabilitation for patients with colorectal cancer: a snapshot of current daily practice in Dutch hospitals.
Charlotte J L MolenaarMuriël ReudinkCharissa R SabajoLoes JanssenRudi M H RoumenJoost M KlaaseGerrit D SlooterPublished in: Perioperative medicine (London, England) (2023)
Whereas preoperative screening is sufficiently incorporated in Dutch hospitals, standardised enhancement of the patient's condition in the context of multimodal prehabilitation seems to be challenging. This study presents an overview of current clinical practice in the Netherlands. Uniform clinical prehabilitation guidelines are vital to diminish heterogeneity in programmes and to produce useful data to enable a nationwide implementation of an evidence-based prehabilitation programme.