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Prehabilitation enhances patient recovery before thoracic surgery by optimizing fitness, nutrition, and behavior. This approach improves outcomes and reduces hospital stays, especially for high-risk patients.

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  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Perioperative Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine

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  • Decreased invasiveness in thoracic surgery contrasts with increased patient comorbidities and frailty.
  • Rising incidence of early-stage cancers necessitates curative resection, often in older or sicker patients.
  • Modifiable risk factors like poor fitness, nutrition, and unhealthy behaviors increase postoperative complication risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define prehabilitation as a strategy to enhance physiological reserve before surgery.
  • To outline the components of prehabilitation programs.
  • To highlight the benefits of prehabilitation within Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols.

Main Methods:

  • Prehabilitation involves medical optimization, structured exercise, nutritional correction, and health behavior education.
  • Integration of prehabilitation into Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways.
  • Assessment of patient risk stratification for tailored prehabilitation interventions.

Main Results:

  • Prehabilitation benefits all patients undergoing thoracic surgery.
  • Faster functional recovery is observed in lower-risk patients.
  • Higher-risk and physically unfit patients demonstrate improved clinical outcomes and reduced hospital stays.

Conclusions:

  • Prehabilitation is a vital component of modern thoracic surgery care.
  • It effectively mitigates risks associated with increased patient frailty and comorbidities.
  • Implementing prehabilitation can lead to significant improvements in patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.