Outcomes of an outpatient home-based prehabilitation program before pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Chan, Kai Siang, Junnarkar, Sameer Padmakumar, Wang, Bei, Tan, Yen Pin, Low, Jee Keem, Huey, Terence Cheong Wei, Shelat, Vishalkumar Girishchandra
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; Pancreaticoduodenectomy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164628
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Backgrounds/Aims: Prehabilitation aims for preoperative optimisation to reduce postoperative complications. However, there is a paucity of data on its use in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Thus, this study aims to evaluate the outcomes of a home-based outpatient prehabilitation pr...