Joshua G Kovoor, Silas D Nann, Dwarkesh D Barot, Devanshu Garg, Lewis Hains, Brandon Stretton, Christopher D Ovenden, Stephen Bacchi, Erick Chan, Aashray K Gupta, Thomas J Hugh
BACKGROUND: Prehabilitation seeks to optimize patient health before surgery to improve outcomes. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted on prehabilitation, however an updated synthesis of this evidence is required across General Surgery to inform potential Supplementary discipline-level protocols. Accordingly, this systematic review of RCTs aimed to evaluate the use of prehabilitation interventions across the discipline of General Surgery. METHODS: This study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023403289), and adhered to PRISMA 2020 and SWiM guidelines...
September 7, 2023: ANZ Journal of Surgery