Eating the right food and exercising before surgery dramatically decreases an individual’s odds of complications, a recent study says.
Patients who received this kind of prehabilitation experienced a 40% reduction in post-operative complications, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons on April 29.
Furthermore, patients who underwent prehabilitation required 11% fewer hospital days of recovery following surgery. The findings support the value of prehabilitation programs in optimizing patient health, especially for those at high risk of complications.
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Prehabilitation is an emerging concept in medicine, researchers explained, with more hospitals offering programs in exercise, nutrition, and emotional support to help patients prepare for surgery.
For the new study, experts reviewed 23 prior clinical trials involving more than 2,100 patients who had participated in prehabilitation programs. Out of these, 18 focused on exercise and nutrition programs. The results showed that, overall,,, the programs decreased postoperative complications by 48% and shortened hospital stays by 41%.
According to the experts at Massachusetts General Hospital, future studies should focus on making prehabilitation programs more widely available, by standardizing protocols and lessening barriers like cost and insurance coverage.
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