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 Preoperative physical fitness is predictive of postoperative outcome. Patients
with lesser aerobic capacity are at greater risk of postoperative complications, longer …

Background Prehabilitation may reduce postoperative complications, but sustainability of its
health benefits and impact on costs needs further evaluation. Our aim was to assess the …

BACKGROUND Although prehabilitation programmes for patients undergoing major intra-
abdominal cancer surgery have been shown to improve pre-operative physical fitness, the …

Background Physical exercise prehabilitation has been proposed to improve postoperative
outcomes in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. The aim of this systematic …

Introduction Prehabilitation prior to major surgery has increased in popularity over recent
years and aims to improve pre‐operative conditioning of patients to improve post‐operative …

Objectives: This systematic review set out to identify, evaluate and synthesise the evidence
examining the effect of prehabilitation including exercise on postoperative outcomes …

Background Despite advances in perioperative care, post-operative clinical and functional
outcomes after major abdominal surgery can be suboptimal. Prehabilitation programmes …

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 …

The association between physical fitness and outcome following major surgery is well
described–less fit patients having a higher incidence of perioperative morbidity and …