Intestine and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract · 28 May 2026

Multimodal Prehabilitation Cuts Complications in Colorectal Surgery

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.

Journal Article by Sabajo CR, Ten Cate DWG (…) Slooter GD et 22 al. in JAMA Surg

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