What the English source shows.
- Evidence group
- Blinded prehabilitation studies
- Journal
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SURGERY 2018 Dec 1;153(12):1081-1089
- English PDF
- Page 31
Abstract focus
Importance Preserving functional capacity is a key element in the care continuum for patients with esophagogastric cancer. Prehabilitation, a preoperative conditioning intervention aiming to optimize physical status, has not been tested in upper gastrointestinal surgery to date.
Context from Dr. Gutman’s comments
In a bimodal prehabilitation strategy, where cancer patients were pre-treated with nutritional optimization and exercise. These patients with either stomach or esophageal cancer were randomly selected to undergo prehabilitation or standard treatment.
How to use this study responsibly
- Read it according to its evidence group, not as a universal product promise.
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