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Eighty-six percent of patients with prehabilitation recovered to their baseline functional capacity 4 weeks postoperatively, compared to 40% in the control group.
Prehabilitation significantly improves recovery rates in colorectal cancer patients post-surgery.
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Eighty-six percent of patients with prehabilitation recovered to their baseline functional capacity 4 weeks postoperatively, 40% in the control group (P < 0.01).
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Based on the randomized controlled trial design mentioned in the abstract.
Source
Making Patients Fit for Surgery
Stefanus J. van Rooijen et al. · American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · 2019
DOI 10.1097/phm.0000000000001221
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