This narrative review presents a biological rationale and evidence to describe how the
preoperative condition of the patient contributes to postoperative morbidity. Any preoperative …

Tissue trauma, physical inactivity, quasi-starvation and psychological distress represent
major stresses to the body. In turn, immediate systemic changes are initiated, resulting in …

Despite advances in surgical care over recent decades, major surgery still carries a
significant burden of morbidity. Perioperative research and improvement strategies have …

Optimizing a patients' condition before surgery to improve the postoperative outcome can be
achieved by using prehabilitation; preoperative interventions focusing on modifiable risk …

Just as there is growing interest in enhancing recovery after surgery, prehabilitation is
becoming a recognised means of preparing the patient physically for their operation and/or …

The concept of preparing surgical candidates with various modalities designed to increase
physical, physiological, metabolic, and psychosocial reserves is known as prehabilitation …

The pre‐operative optimisation of comorbidities is increasingly recognised as an important
element of the pre‐operative pathway. These efforts have primarily focused on physical …

With advances in health care practices and delivery, the overall life expectancy of the
Western population has increased. For those practitioners involved in the care of the patient …

Background Prehabilitation may reduce postoperative complications, but sustainability of its
health benefits and impact on costs needs further evaluation. Our aim was to assess the …

Background There has been increasing interest in the prehabilitation of patients undergoing
major abdominal surgery to improve perioperative outcomes. This systematic review and …