Kevin R An, Vanessa Seijas, Michael S Xu, Linda Grüßer, Sapna Humar, Amabelle A Moreno, Marvee Turk, Koushik Kasanagottu, Talal Alzghari, Arnaldo Dimagli, Michael A Ko, Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Stefania Papatheodorou, Mario F L Gaudino
Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is associated with high morbidity. It remains unclear whether prehabilitation, a strategy aimed at optimizing patients' physical and mental functioning prior to surgery, improves postoperative outcomes. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of prehabilitation on post-operative outcomes after esophagectomy. Data sources included Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PEDro, with information from 1 January 2000 to 5 August 2023...
November 28, 2023: Diseases of the Esophagus: Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus