Randomized clinical trial of prehabilitation in colorectal surgery
Author(s) -
Carli F.,
Charlebois P.,
Stein B.,
Feldman L.,
Zavorsky G.,
Kim D. J.,
Scott S.,
Mayo N. E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.7102
Subject(s) - prehabilitation , medicine , randomized controlled trial , colorectal surgery , surgery , physical therapy , general surgery , abdominal surgery
'Prehabilitation' is an intervention to enhance functional capacity in anticipation of a forthcoming physiological stressor. In patients scheduled for colorectal surgery, the extent to which a structured prehabilitation regimen of stationary cycling and strengthening optimized recovery of functional walking capacity after surgery was compared with a simpler regimen of walking and breathing exercises.
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