Why the study?
Does preoperative patient education improve postoperative recovery in patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
Does preoperative patient education improve postoperative recovery in patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
Preoperative patient education in abdominal surgery shows potential effects but currently lacks concrete evidence for direct clinical application.
Potential benefits of preoperative education in abdominal surgery remain unproven for practice; leaves open need for rigorous prospective trials.
With this review, we report potential effects, current implementations, and frameworks of patient education. However, the results must be interpreted with caution and are not directly transferable to clinical practice. Further studies in this field are necessary to make concrete recommendations for clinical practice.
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