Foundational guides to prehabilitation – what prehab is, why it matters, and how to prepare for surgery.
For partners, adult children, siblings, friends, and everyone else stepping in to help. Companion to our patient-facing guide at prehabforsurgery.com/what-is-prehab. Daniel, six weeks out from his mother’s surgery Daniel is 42. Two weeks ago his mother Margaret was told she needs major abdominal surgery for cancer. Surgery is six weeks from now. Margaret lives alone,…
For primary care physicians, specialist nurses, and allied health professionals supporting patients before major surgery. Companion to our patient-facing guide at prehabforsurgery.com/what-is-prehab. This article summarises the evidence base for prehabilitation before major surgery and offers a practical framework for delivering it from primary care, with or without an established hospital prehab pathway. It is intended…
For patients, families, and the teams supporting them. From the team behind prehabforsurgery.com. Margaret, six weeks from surgery Margaret is 68. Two weeks ago she was told she needs major abdominal surgery for cancer. Her surgery is scheduled for six weeks from now. She’s frightened, she’s tired, and she’s trying to absorb a great deal…