New Checklist for Surgical Prehabilitation Reporting

A new reporting checklist improves how surgical prehabilitation studies are conducted and evaluated, enhancing outcomes for patients.

• The checklist has 40 items: 16 essential and 24 important for clear reporting.
• It covers intervention components, delivery methods, adherence, and outcomes.

Adopting these standards will boost transparency in prehabilitation trials, leading to better reproducibility and clinical application.

• High agreement among 53 international experts shows its usability in practice.