Key result
Prehabilitation cuts postoperative complications ~57% vs standard care and shortens hospital stays after cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Pre-habilitation programs designed to optimize physical, nutritional, and psychological health show promise, but their impact needed assessment in elective cardiac surgery.
Does a 4-week prehabilitation program reduce postoperative complications and improve recovery in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery?
RCT (n=100)
randomly assigned
Does a 4-week prehabilitation program reduce postoperative complications and improve recovery in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery?
Absolute Event Rate: 12% vs 28%
p-value: p=0.016
A 4-week prehabilitation program significantly reduces postoperative complications and shortens hospital stays in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Supports prehabilitation before elective cardiac surgery; confirms RCT-level benefit on complications and recovery.
Pre-habilitation programs, designed to optimize physical, nutritional and psychological health before surgery, show promise in improving outcomes for elective cardiac surgery. This randomized controlled trial assessed the impact of a 4-week prehabilitation program on 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery, comparing it to standard preoperative care. The prehabilitation group experienced significantly fewer postoperative complications (12% vs. 28%, p = 0.016), shorter hospital stays (6.4 ± 1.8 days vs. 8.2 ± 2.1 days, p < 0.001) and improved 30-day functional recovery (p = 0.005). These findings demonstrate that prehabilitation enhances recovery, reduces complications and shortens hospitalization, supporting its inclusion in preoperative protocols for elective cardiac surgery.
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Gnanavelu et al. (2024) conducted an RCT in Elective cardiac surgery (n=100). Prehabilitation program (physical exercise, nutritional optimization, psychological support) vs. Standard preoperative care was evaluated on Total postoperative complications (p=0.016). A 4-week prehabilitation program significantly reduced postoperative complications (12% vs. 28%) and shortened hospital stays compared to standard care in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
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