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Prehabilitation in Frail Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review.

Maria R Baimas-GeorgeMichael WatsonSharbel ElhageArmida Parala-MetzDionisios VrochidesBradley R Davis
Published in: World journal of surgery (2021)
Prehabilitation in frail surgical patients may be the appropriate process through which providers can lessen operative risk. Currently, however, there is little evidence supporting the use of prehabilitation in this population with only five studies identified in this systematic review. More randomized controlled trials are clearly needed.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • meta analyses
  • randomized controlled trial
  • community dwelling
  • clinical trial