Do prehabilitation programs improve clinical outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery?
Prehabilitation programs in colorectal surgery reduce length of hospital stay and improve functional outcomes but do not significantly impact complication or readmission rates.
Prehabilitation provided decreased postoperative length of hospital stay and improved preoperative functional outcomes, but not reduced odds of complications and/or readmissions. Prehabilitation and rehabilitation had similar clinical outcomes.
Garoufalia et al. (Thu,) studied this question.