A national study shows that multimodal prehabilitation significantly reduces complications in colorectal cancer surgery, improving outcomes for patients.

• Overall complication rates dropped from 37.8% to 30.1% in the prehabilitation group (odds ratio 0.71).
• Medical complications decreased from 24.6% to 15.4% (odds ratio 0.56).
• Length of hospital stay was reduced by 1 day, from 5 to 4 days (p < 0.001).

Implementing prehabilitation could enhance surgical recovery and reduce healthcare costs.