Prehabilitation before cardiac surgery
Prehabilitation aims to reduce the impact of major surgery by improving the physical and psychological resilience of patients. Although exercise represents one component of prehabilitation, nutritional and psychological support are also critical t...
Gibbison B, Pufulete M — British journal of anaesthesia
Optimizing outcomes: Implementing enhanced recovery after surgery in orthopedic surgery
In the realm of orthopedics, the adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols marks a significant stride towards enhancing patient well-being. By embracing a holistic approach that encompasses preoperative counseling, dietary optim...
Muthu S, Jeyaraman M, Jeyaraman N et al. — World journal of methodology
Early Mobilization in Post-Orthopedic Surgery Patients: A Scoping Review
Post-orthopedic surgery patients need to undergo a recovery process with immobilization to minimize pain or swelling. Maximum care through early mobilization intervention can accelerate the return of body function and minimize medical complication...
Rhamelani P, Mahdhiya NZ, Yoviana I et al. — Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Expert-consensus on lymphedema surgeries: candidacy, prehabilitation, and postoperative care
For over 2 decades, the mainstay of lymphedema treatment has been complete decongestive therapy, however, surgical options are available when conservative treatment is not successful in reducing lymphedema. Standardized pre-surgical and post-surgi...
Sacks J, Riley B, Doubblestein D et al. — Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England)
[Fast-Track-Arthroplasty]
Essential components of fast-track or enhanced recovery programs in arthroplasty are the optimization of interdisciplinary organizational processes, as well as pre-, intra- and postoperative procedures in everyday clinical practice. The early post...
Greimel F, Schiegl J, Meyer M et al. — Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)
Enhanced recovery after surgery combined with quantitative rehabilitation training in early rehabilitation after total knee replacement: a randomized controlled trial
The number of patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) is increasing yearly; however, there is still a relative lack of specific, individualized, and standardized protocols for functional exercise after TKR. Quantitative rehabilitation tra...
Jiao S, Feng Z, Huang J et al. — European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Enhanced recovery after surgery in patients after hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was characterized as patient-centered, evidence-based, multidisciplinary team-developed routes for a surgical speciality and institution to improve postoperative recovery and attenuate the surgical stress res...
Zhang Q, Chen Y, Li Y et al. — Postgraduate medical journal
Enhanced recovery after surgery for hip and knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized control trials
This review aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) versus traditional care in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Zhou W, Chu S, Zhou Y et al. — Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Management of perioperative pain after TKA
Postoperative pain is the prime obstacle to recovery of motion and return to activity after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Combating pain is a key point in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols. Outcome depends on the efficacy of pain r...
de Ladoucette A — Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR
Fast Track Protocols and Early Rehabilitation after Surgery in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) or Fast Track is defined as a multi-disciplinary, peri- and post-operative approach finalized to reduce surgical stress and simplify post-operative recovery. It has been introduced more than 20 years ago ...
Di Martino A, Brunello M, Pederiva D et al. — Clinics and practice
Regional analgesia for total hip arthroplasty and Schwartz's paradox
Enhanced recovery after total hip arthroplasty aims to facilitate return to function and early hospital discharge, but the role of novel fascial plane block techniques in such pathways is uncertain. A randomised trial by Kukreja and colleagues des...
Hewson DW, Scott CEH, Macfarlane AJR — British journal of anaesthesia
Brain Prehabilitation for Oncologic Surgery
This review aims to summarize the current research on postoperative cognitive complications, such as delirium and cognitive dysfunction. This includes discussion on preoperative preventive strategies, such as physical and nutritional prehabilitati...
Daksla N, Nguyen V, Jin Z et al. — Current oncology reports
Preoperative exercise and prehabilitation
The purpose of this narrative review is to give an overview about the effects of multimodal prehabilitation and current existing and prospectively planned studies. The potential efficacy of exercise in the context of prehabilitation ranges from pr...
Esser T, Zimmer P, Schier R — Current opinion in anaesthesiology
Prehabilitation, enhanced recovery after surgery, or both? A narrative review
This narrative review presents a biological rationale and evidence to describe how the preoperative condition of the patient contributes to postoperative morbidity. Any preoperative condition that prevents a patient from tolerating the physiologic...
Gillis C, Ljungqvist O, Carli F — British journal of anaesthesia
Pulmonary prehabilitation and smoking cessation
This review aims to summarize the current literature on pulmonary prehabilitation programs, their effects on postoperative pulmonary complications, and the financial implications of implementing these programs. Additionally, this review has discus...
Ibekwe SO, Mondal S, Faloye AO — Current opinion in anaesthesiology
Prehabilitation for Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
We sought to systematically review the evidence on the benefits and harms of prehabilitation interventions for patients who are scheduled to undergo elective, unilateral total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty surgery for the treatment o...
Konnyu KJ, Thoma LM, Cao W et al. — American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Variation in care is associated with variation in outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Accordingly, much research into enhanced recovery efficacy for TJA has been devoted to linking standardization with better outcomes. This article focu...
Soffin EM, Wainwright TW — Anesthesiology clinics
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in hip and knee replacement surgery: description of a multidisciplinary program to improve management of the patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols aim to develop peri-operative multidisciplinary programs to shorten length of hospital stay (LOS) and reduce complications, readmissions and costs for patients undergoing major surgery. The aim of t...
Frassanito L, Vergari A, Nestorini R et al. — Musculoskeletal surgery
Enhanced Recovery After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has become increasingly implemented to reduce costs, to increase efficiency, and to optimize patient outcomes after a surgical procedure. This study aimed to systematically review the effect of ERAS after pri...
Morrell AT, Layon DR, Scott MJ et al. — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Prehabilitation
In this article, we review the evidence underpinning the broader prehabilitation concept and the target behavioural and lifestyle risk factors including their perioperative impact and evidence for prehabilitation intervention. We also identify pri...
Durrand J, Singh SJ, Danjoux G — Clinical medicine (London, England)
Prehabilitation in thoracic surgery
Surgical resection remains the best treatment option for patients with early stage of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, it may be responsible of postoperative complication and mortality, especially in patients with impaired pulmonary fu...
Sanchez-Lorente D, Navarro-Ripoll R, Guzman R et al. — Journal of thoracic disease
Surgical Prehabilitation: Nutrition and Exercise
Complications after major surgery account for a disproportionate amount of in-hospital morbidity and mortality. Recent efforts have focused on preoperative optimization in an attempt to modify the risk associated with major surgery. Underaddressed...
Whittle J, Wischmeyer PE, Grocott MPW et al. — Anesthesiology clinics