Tomasz Banasiewicz, Jarosław Kobiela, Jarosław Cwaliński, Piotr Spychalski, Patrycja Przybylska, Karolina Kornacka, Dagmara Bogdanowska-Charkiewicz, Magdalena Leyk-Kolańczak, Maciej Borejsza-Wysocki, Dominika Batycka-Stachnik, Rafał Drwiła
Prehabilitation is a comprehensive preparation of a patient for primarily surgical treatments. Its aim is to improve the patient'sgeneral condition so as to reduce the risk of complications and ensure the fastest possible recovery to full health. Thebasic components of prehabilitation include: improvement of nutritional status, appropriate exercises to improve functioning,psychological support, and help in eliminating addictions. Other important aspects of prehabilitation are: increasinghemoglobin levels in patients with anemia, achieving good glycemic control in patients with diabetes, treatment or stabilizationof any concurrent disorders, or specialist treatment associated with a specific procedure (endoprostheses, ostomyprocedure)...
September 15, 2023: Polski Przeglad Chirurgiczny