The effects of physical prehabilitation in elderly patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a systematic review.
E R J BrunsB van den HeuvelChristianne Johanna BuskensP van DuijvendijkS FestenE B WassenaarE S van der ZaagW A BemelmanB C van MunsterPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2017)
Prehabilitation is a possible means of enhancing the physical condition of patients preoperatively. The quality of studies in older patients undergoing colorectal surgery is poor, despite the increase in elderly people with colorectal cancer. Defining specific patient groups at risk and standardizing the outcome are essential for improving the results of treatment.