Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The concept of frailty has become increasingly
recognized as one of the most important issues in health care and health outcomes and is of …

Background Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces
complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of personalized prehabilitation on
postoperative complications in high-risk patients undergoing elective major abdominal …

Background Overviews are a new approach to summarising evidence and synthesising
results from related systematic reviews. Objectives To conduct an overview of Cochrane …

Introduction Prehabilitation programs aim to optimise patients in order to enhance post-
operative recovery. This study aims to review the composition of prehabilitation programs for …

Frailty represents one of the most critical issues facing health care due to its inherent
relationship with poor health care outcomes. Frailty is present in 10% to 20% of individuals …

Background In a review and meta‐analysis conducted in 1993, psychological preparation
was found to be beneficial for a range of outcome variables including pain, behavioural …

Background Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) have an impact on the recovery
of adults after surgery. It is therefore important to establish whether preoperative respiratory …

Objective To determine the benefits and harms of pre-admission interventions
(prehabilitation) on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing major elective surgery …

Aim Prehabilitation, defined as enhancement of the preoperative condition of a patient, is a
possible strategy for improving postoperative outcome. Lack of muscle strength and poor …