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Rethinking Prehabilitation Before Surgery

Researchers compare personalized versus standard prehabilitation and examine functional, immune, and postoperative outcomes before major elective surgery.

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    Trial compared personalized vs. standard prehabilitation in surgery prep.

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    58 patients participated with significant immune profiling differences.

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    Personalized prehabilitation improved physical/cognitive function.

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    Fewer postoperative complications in personalized group (4 vs. 11).

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    Study highlights need for larger multicenter trials for validation.

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Rethinking Prehabilitation Before Surgery

Researchers compare personalized versus standard prehabilitation and examine functional, immune, and postoperative outcomes before major elective surgery.

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • February 2, 2026

  • 4 min

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