Preoperative physical activity and functional performance levels are predictors of acute postoperative outcomes in a private South African colorectal cancer cohort.
Megan WhelanHeleen Van AswegenRonel RoosJune FabianBrendan BebingtonPublished in: The South African journal of physiotherapy (2021)
Patients requiring surgery for colorectal cancer should be screened for signs of physical deconditioning and referred for physiotherapy intervention before elective surgery to optimise their recovery.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- minimally invasive
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- surgical site infection
- liver failure
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- body mass index
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- drug induced
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- patient reported
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control