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Kovoor JG, Nann SD, Chambers C, Mishra K, Goel S, Thompson I, Koh D, Litwin P, Bacchi S, Harford PJ, Stretton B, Gupta AK. Prehabilitation before general surgery: Worth the effort? J Perioper Pract 2024; 34:219-225. [PMID: 38149496 DOI: 10.1177/17504589231214395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Prehabilitation, or interventions before surgery aimed at improving preoperative health and postoperative outcomes, has various forms. Although it may confer benefit to patients undergoing general surgery, this is not certain. Furthermore, although it may yield a net monetary gain, it is also likely to require substantial monetary and non-monetary investment. The impact of prehabilitation is highly variable and dependent on multiple factors. Physical function and pulmonary outcomes are likely to be improved by most forms of prehabilitation involving physical and multimodal exercise programmes. However, other surgical outcomes have demonstrated mixed results from prehabilitation. Within this issue, the measures used for evaluating baseline patient biopsychosocial health are important, and collecting sufficient data to accurately inform patient-centred prehabilitation programmes is only possible through thorough clinical and laboratory investigation and synthesised metrics such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Although a multimodal approach to prehabilitation is the current gold standard, societal factors may affect engagement with programmes that require a significant in-person activity. However, this is weighed against the substantial financial and non-financial investment that accompanies many programmes. The overall effectiveness and optimal mode of intervention across the discipline of general surgery remains unclear, and further research is needed to prove prehabilitation's full worth.
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- Joshua G Kovoor
- Discipline of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Health and Information, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Health and Information, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Health and Information, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Health and Information, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Health and Information, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Health and Information, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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Sebio-Garcia R, Montané-Muntané M, González-Colom R, Tena B, Dana F, Sisó M, Peláez A, Campero B, Diéguez-Porto I, Capitán D, Borda D, Martínez-Pallí G. Association between the 6MWT and other measurements of physical functioning in patients with cancer awaiting major surgery. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2024; 50:108510. [PMID: 38945057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is a widely used measure of functional capacity in (p)rehabilitation of cancer patients, but it is time-consuming and requires specific space conditions. In this study we explore the association between the 6MWT with other measurements of physical functioning and their predictive value in classifying patients according to their estimated functional capacity. DESIGN This prospective study included cancer patients referred to a prehabilitation programme prior to major surgery. For each patient, data on different measurements of physical functioning including the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI), the handgrip strength, the 30" Sit-to-Stand Test and self-reported physical activity levels were collected. Bivariate associations were performed to determine the association between the 6MWT and other variables. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify potential predictive factors of 6MWT in this population. A subsequent algorithm was developed to classify patients based on their functional capacity (good performance - 6MWT>400 m or poor performance 6MWT<400 m) RESULTS: Between mid-2018 to mid 2022, 692 patients were assessed of whom the 6MWT was performed in 524 (75.7 %) (mean age 72.5 ± 11.8 years; 57.1 % men). Moderate-to-strong correlations were found between 6MWT and 30" Sit-To-Stand Test (r = 0.54, p < 0.001), DASI (r = 0.68; p < 0.001) and handgrip strength (r = 0.5; p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses confirmed that a combination of six variables were able to classify 80 % of patients in good (>400 m) or poor (<400 m) performance in the 6MWT. CONCLUSION The 6MWT was moderately associated with several variables of physical functioning, a combination of which can be used to predict performance in the 6MWT.
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- Raquel Sebio-Garcia
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi I Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi I Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Management, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi I Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
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Ubré M, Montané-Muntané M, Diéguez I, Martínez-Pallí G. 10 years of prehabilitation: From theory to clinical practice. Cir Esp 2024:S2173-5077(24)00115-7. [PMID: 38718979 DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2024.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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In recent years, prehabilitation has generated high expectations as an innovative preoperative strategy to enhance clinical outcomes following surgery. Several studies have demonstrated that multimodal programs are effective in improving patients' health status and cardiopulmonary reserve, allowing them to undergo surgery in better conditions and, consequently, reducing the incidence of postoperative complications. Most publications describe proof-of-concept studies, and literature about their implementation is more limited. The implementation of these programs requires new resources and significant organizational effort. In this paper, we share our experience implementing a multimodal prehabilitation program as a mainstream service at a tertiary hospital. Although there are still many unknowns regarding the optimal selection of patients, as well as the duration and components of the program, this article describes our journey in this field, aiming to provide insight for teams interested in developing a similar project.
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- Marta Ubré
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Center on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
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Crişan I, Slankamenac K, Bilotta F. How much does it cost to be fit for operation? The economics of prehabilitation. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2024; 37:171-176. [PMID: 38390954 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Prehabilitation before elective surgery can include physical, nutritional, and psychological interventions or a combination of these to allow patients to return postoperatively to baseline status as soon as possible. The purpose of this review is to analyse the current date related to the cost-effectiveness of such programs. RECENT FINDINGS The current literature regarding the economics of prehabilitation is limited. However, such programs have been mainly associated with either a reduction in total healthcare related costs or no increase. SUMMARY Prehabilitation before elective surgery has been shown to minimize the periprocedural complications and optimization of short term follow up after surgical procedures. Recent studies included cost analysis, either based on hospital accounting data or on estimates costs. The healthcare cost was mainly reduced by shortening the number of hospitalization day. Other factors included length of ICU stay, place of the prehabilitation program (in-hospital vs. home-based) and compliance to the program.
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- Iulia Crişan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anestheisology, Critical care and Pain Medicine, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy
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Skořepa P, Ford KL, Alsuwaylihi A, O'Connor D, Prado CM, Gomez D, Lobo DN. The impact of prehabilitation on outcomes in frail and high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Nutr 2024; 43:629-648. [PMID: 38306891 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Prehabilitation comprises multidisciplinary preoperative interventions including exercise, nutritional optimisation and psychological preparation aimed at improving surgical outcomes. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the impact of prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in frail and high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. METHODS Embase, Medline, CINAHAL and Cochrane databases were searched from January 2010 to January 2023 for randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies evaluating unimodal (exercise) or multimodal prehabilitation programmes. Meta-analysis was limited to length of stay (primary end point), severe postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo Classification ≥ Grade 3) and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The analysis was performed using RevMan v5.4 software. RESULTS Sixteen studies (6 RCTs, 10 observational) reporting on 3339 patients (1468 prehabilitation group, 1871 control group) were included. The median (interquartile range) age was 74.0 (71.0-78.4) years. Multimodal prehabilitation was applied in fifteen studies and unimodal in one. Meta-analysis of nine studies showed a reduction in hospital length of stay (weighted mean difference -1.07 days, 95 % CI -1.60 to -0.53 days, P < 0.0001, I2 = 19 %). Ten studies addressed severe complications and a meta-analysis suggested a decline in occurrence by up to 44 % (odds ratio 0.56, 95 % CI 0.37 to 0.82, P < 0.004, I2 = 51 %). Four studies provided data on preoperative 6MWT. The pooled weighted mean difference was 40.1 m (95 % CI 32.7 to 47.6 m, P < 0.00001, I2 = 24 %), favouring prehabilitation. CONCLUSION Given the significant impact on shortening length of stay and reducing severe complications, prehabilitation should be encouraged in frail, older and high-risk adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
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- Pavel Skořepa
- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Division of Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; Department of Military Internal Medicine and Military Hygiene, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; 3rd Department of Internal Medicine-Metabolic Care and Gerontology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. https://twitter.com/PavelSkorepa
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada. https://twitter.com/KathFord_RD
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Division of Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. https://twitter.com/Dom_OConnor1
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. https://twitter.com/DrCarlaPrado
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Division of Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Division of Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; Division of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Schnitzbauer AA, Zmuc D, Fleckenstein J. Digital prehabilitation-a solution to resource shortages? Lancet Digit Health 2024; 6:e11. [PMID: 38123251 DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(23)00247-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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- Andreas A Schnitzbauer
- Department for General, Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany.
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- Department for General, Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany
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- Institute of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Pain Center, Hospital Landsberg am Lech, Landsberg am Lech, Germany
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Paladini A, Rawal N, Coca Martinez M, Trifa M, Montero A, Pergolizzi J, Pasqualucci A, Narvaez Tamayo MA, Varrassi G, De Leon Casasola O. Advances in the Management of Acute Postsurgical Pain: A Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e42974. [PMID: 37671225 PMCID: PMC10475855 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Despite the millions of surgeries performed every year around the world, postoperative pain remains prevalent and is often addressed with inadequate or suboptimal treatments. Chronic postsurgical pain is surprisingly prevalent, and its rate varies with the type of surgery, as well as with certain patient characteristics. Thus, better clinical training is needed as well as patient education. As pain can be caused by more than one mechanism, multimodal or balanced postsurgical analgesia is appropriate. Pharmacological agents such as opioid and nonopioid pain relievers, as well as adjuvants and nonpharmacologic approaches, can be combined to provide better and opioid-sparing pain relief. Many specialty societies have guidelines for postoperative pain management that emphasize multimodal postoperative analgesia. These guidelines are particularly helpful when dealing with special populations such as pregnant patients or infants and children. Pediatric pain control, in particular, can be challenging as patients may be unable to communicate their pain levels. A variety of validated assessment tools are available for diagnosis. Related to therapy, most guidelines agree on the fact that codeine should be used with extreme caution in pediatric patients as some may be "rapid metabolizers" and its use may be life-threatening. Prehabilitation is a preoperative approach that prepares patients in advance of elective surgery with conditioning exercises and other interventions to optimize their health. Prehabilitation may have aerobic, strength-training, nutritional, and counseling components. Logistical considerations and degree of patient adherence represent barriers to effective prehabilitation programs. Notwithstanding all this, acute postoperative pain represents a clinical challenge that has not yet been well addressed.
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- Antonella Paladini
- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences (MESVA), University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA
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Rombey T, Eckhardt H, Kiselev J, Silzle J, Mathes T, Quentin W. Cost-effectiveness of prehabilitation prior to elective surgery: a systematic review of economic evaluations. BMC Med 2023; 21:265. [PMID: 37468923 PMCID: PMC10354976 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02977-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prehabilitation aims at enhancing patients' functional capacity and overall health status to enable them to withstand a forthcoming stressor like surgery. Our aim was to synthesise the evidence on the cost-effectiveness of prehabilitation for patients awaiting elective surgery compared with usual preoperative care. METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase, the CRD database, ClinicalTrials.gov, the WHO ICTRP and the dissertation databases OADT and DART. Studies comparing prehabilitation for patients with elective surgery to usual preoperative care were included if they reported cost outcomes. All types of economic evaluations (EEs) were included. The primary outcome of the review was cost-effectiveness based on cost-utility analyses (CUAs). The risk of bias of trial-based EEs was assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias 2 tool and the ROBINS-I tool and the credibility of model-based EEs with the ISPOR checklist. Methodological quality of full EEs was assessed using the CHEC checklist. The EEs' results were synthesised narratively using vote counting based on direction of effect. RESULTS We included 45 unique studies: 25 completed EEs and 20 ongoing studies. Of the completed EEs, 22 were trial-based and three model-based, corresponding to four CUAs, three cost-effectiveness analyses, two cost-benefit analyses, 12 cost-consequence analyses and four cost-minimization analyses. Three of the four trial-based CUAs (75%) found prehabilitation cost-effective, i.e. more effective and/or less costly than usual care. Overall, 16/25 (64.0%) EEs found prehabilitation cost-effective. When excluding studies of insufficient credibility/critical risk of bias, this number reduced to 14/23 (60.9%). In 8/25 (32.0%), cost-effectiveness was unclear, e.g. because prehabilitation was more effective and more costly, and in one EE prehabilitation was not cost-effective. CONCLUSIONS We found some evidence that prehabilitation for patients awaiting elective surgery is cost-effective compared to usual preoperative care. However, we suspect a relevant risk of publication bias, and most EEs were of high risk of bias and/or low methodological quality. Furthermore, there was relevant heterogeneity depending on the population, intervention and methods. Future EEs should be performed over a longer time horizon and apply a more comprehensive perspective. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42020182813.
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- Tanja Rombey
- Department of Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany.
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- Department of Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Health Sciences, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany
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- Department of Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany
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- Department for Medical Statistics, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany
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Herranz C, Martín-Moreno Banegas L, Dana Muzzio F, Siso-Almirall A, Roca J, Cano I. A Practice-Proven Adaptive Case Management Approach for Innovative Health Care Services (Health Circuit): Cluster Randomized Clinical Pilot and Descriptive Observational Study. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e47672. [PMID: 37314850 DOI: 10.2196/47672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Digital health tools may facilitate the continuity of care. Enhancement of digital aid is imperative to prevent information gaps or redundancies, as well as to facilitate support of flexible care plans. OBJECTIVE The study presents Health Circuit, an adaptive case management approach that empowers health care professionals and patients to implement personalized evidence-based interventions, thanks to dynamic communication channels and patient-centered service workflows; analyze the health care impact; and determine its usability and acceptability among health care professionals and patients. METHODS From September 2019 to March 2020, the health impact, usability (measured with the system usability scale; SUS), and acceptability (measured with the net promoter score; NPS) of an initial prototype of Health Circuit were tested in a cluster randomized clinical pilot (n=100) in patients with high risk for hospitalization (study 1). From July 2020 to July 2021, a premarket pilot study of usability (with the SUS) and acceptability (with the NPS) was conducted among 104 high-risk patients undergoing prehabilitation before major surgery (study 2). RESULTS In study 1, Health Circuit resulted in a reduction of emergency room visits (4/7, 13% vs 7/16, 44%), enhanced patients' empowerment (P<.001) and showed good acceptability and usability scores (NPS: 31; SUS: 54/100). In study 2, the NPS was 40 and the SUS was 85/100. The acceptance rate was also high (mean score of 8.4/10). CONCLUSIONS Health Circuit showed potential for health care value generation and good acceptability and usability despite being a prototype system, prompting the need for testing a completed system in real-world scenarios. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04056663; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04056663.
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- Carmen Herranz
- Consorci d'Atenció Primaria de Salut Barcelona Esquerra, Barcelona, Spain
- Primary Healthcare Transversal Research Group, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Consorci d'Atenció Primaria de Salut Barcelona Esquerra, Barcelona, Spain
- Primary Healthcare Transversal Research Group, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Physiopathological Mechanisms of Respiratory Illnesses Group, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Physiopathological Mechanisms of Respiratory Illnesses Group, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Gkaintatzi E, Nikolaou CK, Rampal T, Laza-Cagigas R, Zand N, McCrone P. Cost Analysis of a Digital Multimodal Cancer Prehabilitation. Curr Oncol 2022; 29:9305-9313. [PMID: 36547143 PMCID: PMC9777147 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29120729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is growing evidence that prehabilitation programmes effectively improve the physical and psychological conditions of cancer patients awaiting treatment. During the pandemic, people with cancer were classed as vulnerable. To reduce risk to this population Kent and Medway Prehabilitation service transformed into a TeleHealth format. The aim of this study is to assess the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the costs of a digital multimodal prehabilitation programme. METHODS HRQoL was measured with the EQ-5D and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were calculated. Costs of the prehabilitation service and inpatient care were calculated. Comparisons were made between different levels of prehabilitation received. RESULTS A sample of 192 individuals was included in the study Mean HRQoL improved from 69.53 at baseline to 85.71 post-rehabilitation, a 23% increase. For each additional week of prehabilitation care in cancer patients, the model predicts that the total QALYS increase by 0.02, when baseline utility is held constant. CONCLUSIONS Prehabilitation is associated with improved HRQoL and QALYs. Our model of a multimodal digital prehabilitation program can be beneficial for patients and reduce costs for healthcare facilities even when the patients attend only a few sessions.
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- Evdoxia Gkaintatzi
- Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
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- Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK
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Dana F, Sebio-García R, Tena B, Sisó M, Vega F, Peláez A, Capitán D, Ubré M, Costas-Carrera A, Martínez-Pallí G. Perioperative Nursing as the Guiding Thread of a Prehabilitation Program. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:5376. [PMID: 36358794 PMCID: PMC9653559 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14215376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Multimodal preoperative prehabilitation has been shown to be effective in improving the functional capacity of cancer patients, reducing postoperative complications and the length of hospital and ICU stay after surgery. The availability of prehabilitation units that gather all the professionals involved in patient care facilitates the development of integrated and patient-centered multimodal prehabilitation programs, as well as patient adherence. This article describes the process of creating a prehabilitation unit in our center and the role of perioperative nursing. Initially, the project was launched with the performance of a research study on prehabilitation for gastrointestinal cancer surgery. The results of this study encouraged us to continue the implementation of the unit. Progressively, multimodal prehabilitation programs focusing on each type of patient and surgery were developed. Currently, our prehabilitation unit is a care unit that has its own gym, which allows supervised training of cancer patients prior to surgery. Likewise, the evolution of perioperative nursing in the unit is described: from collaboration and assistance in the integral evaluation of the patient at the beginning to current work as a case manager; a task that has proven extremely important for the comprehensive and continuous care of the patient.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Dana
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Raquel Sebio-García
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Beatriz Tena
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Marina Sisó
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Francisco Vega
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Amaia Peláez
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - David Capitán
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Marta Ubré
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Ana Costas-Carrera
- Psychiatry Service, Hospital Universitari Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
| | - Graciela Martínez-Pallí
- Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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