Multimodal prehabilitation before major abdominal surgery: A retrospective study
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
;
: 892-902, 2021.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-921099
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION@#Prehabilitation may benefit older patients undergoing major surgeries. Currently, its efficacy has not been conclusively proven. This is a retrospective review of a multimodal prehabilitation programme.@*METHODS@#Patients aged 65 years and above undergoing major abdominal surgery between May 2015 and December 2019 in the National University Hospital were included in our institutional programme that incorporated aspects of multimodal prehabilitation and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery concepts as 1 holistic perioperative pathway to deal with issues specific to older patients. Physical therapy, nutritional advice and psychosocial support were provided as part of prehabilitation.@*RESULTS@#There were 335 patients in the prehabilitation cohort and 256 patients whose records were reviewed as control. No difference in postoperative length of stay (@*CONCLUSION@#The current study found no differences in traditional surgical outcome measures with and without prehabilitation. An increase in patient mobility in the immediate postoperative period was noted with prehabilitation, as well as an association between prehabilitation and increased adherence to postoperative adjuvant therapy. Larger prospective studies will be needed to validate the findings of this retrospective review.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Preoperative Care
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Prospective Studies
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Retrospective Studies
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Preoperative Exercise
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
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