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.
Journal Article by Angez M, Rashid Z (…) Pawlik TM et 4 al. in World J Surg
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