Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Cancer prehabilitation, a process on the continuum of care that occurs between the time of
cancer diagnosis and the beginning of acute treatment, includes physical and psychological …

Background: The preoperative period (prehabilitation) may represent a more appropriate
time than the postoperative period to implement an intervention. The impact of …

Tissue trauma, physical inactivity, quasi-starvation and psychological distress represent
major stresses to the body. In turn, immediate systemic changes are initiated, resulting in …

Background The American College of Surgeons and the American Geriatrics Society have
suggested that preoperative cognitive screening should be performed in older surgical …

Purpose: To investigate relationships among physical activity, changes in physical function,
and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma …

Objectives To examine the current state of cancer prehabilitation care and the impact that it
may have on health-related and financial outcomes. Data Sources Clinical trials, reviews …

Although intended to reduce variation and improve care, conventional clinical practice
guidelines have drawbacks that can limit clinician buy-in. 13 In contrast, standardized …

Objective To determine the relationship between frailty and comorbidity, in‐hospital
mortality, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay (LOS), and costs in head and …

Despite advances in surgical techniques, anesthesia and perioperative care, which became
safer and accessible to a higher proportion of high-risk patients, major surgery remains …