Prehabilitation Reduces Cardiac Events in Major Surgery Patients

Prehabilitation may lower postoperative complications and cardiac events for patients undergoing major surgeries like CABG and AAA repair.

• Among 136,674 patients, 6.6% underwent prehabilitation.
• Prehabilitation linked to reduced overall complication odds (AOR 0.94) and myocardial infarction rates (AOR 0.78 during hospitalization).
• Patients incurred higher preoperative ($4,227) and postoperative costs ($4,020).

This suggests prehabilitation could enhance surgical outcomes despite increased expenses, particularly for coronary artery patients.