Title
The effect of pre-habilitation programs on surgical outcomes among patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery
Authors
Hariprasad Gnanavelu1, Kaushik Rajavel2 & Disha Tyagi3,*
Affiliation
1Department of General Surgery, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 2Department of Orthopaedics, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, India; *Corresponding author
Hariprasad Gnanavelu - E - mail: hpsrctvs@gmail.com; Phone no: +91 9445650840
Kaushik Rajavel - E - mail: kaushikr246@gmail.com; Phone no: +91 9677391827
Disha Tyagi - E - mail: tyagidisha2916@gmail.com; Phone no: +91 7838981469
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024
Abstract
Prehabilitation programs, designed to optimize physical, nutritional, and psychological health before surgery, show promise in improving outcomes for elective cardiac surgery. This randomized controlled trial assessed the impact of a 4-week prehabilitation program on 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery, comparing it to standard preoperative care. The prehabilitation group experienced significantly fewer postoperative complications (12% vs. 28%, p = 0.016), shorter hospital stays (6.4 ± 1.8 days vs. 8.2 ± 2.1 days, p < 0.001), and improved 30-day functional recovery (p = 0.005). These findings demonstrate that prehabilitation enhances recovery, reduces complications, and shortens hospitalization, supporting its inclusion in preoperative protocols for elective cardiac surgery.
Keywords
Prehabilitation, cardiac surgery, postoperative complications, functional recovery, elective surgery, surgical outcomes.
Citation
Gnanavelu et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1935-1938 (2024)
Edited by
A Prashanth
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
