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November 2, 2021Canadian Journal of Surgery60 citationsOpen Access

Patients’ perspectives of prehabilitation as an extension of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols

CGChelsia GillisMGMarlyn GillLGLeah Gramlich

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients in the preoperative period awaiting surgery
I
Intervention
Prehabilitation as an extension of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols
O
Outcome
Patient priorities, satisfaction, and experiencespatient reported

Actively engaging patients in prehabilitation and ERAS programs may improve satisfaction and reduce preoperative anxiety.

Abstract

We identified several patient priorities for the preoperative period. Integrating these priorities within ERAS and prehabilitative programs could improve patient satisfaction, experiences and outcomes. Actively engaging patients in their care might alleviate some of the anxiety and fear associated with waiting passively for surgery.

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Gillis et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8f6b2d2f7327e70ae4aa7https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.014420
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