Available online 12 August 2022, 151337
AbstractObjectiveThis article provides a map of key knowledge gaps regarding the evidence supporting prehabilitation and its integration with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs. Filling this lack of knowledge with future research will further establish the effectiveness of prehabilitation.
Data SourcesThese are electronic databases including PubMed and CINAHL.
ConclusionFuture efforts must embrace the elderly frail or cognitively impaired patient with specific needs to further promote restoration of postoperative function throughout the surgical pathway. Prehabilitation should be coupled and integrated within the existent concept of the ERAS framework, to facilitate the continuous evolution of screening, assessment, and optimization of high-risk surgical patients who are at risk of not being restored to physical and psychological function after surgery, including independence.
Implications for Nursing PracticeIn the future, the ERAS nurse will be an essential figure of the prehabilitation program, proactively coordinating the assessment, optimization, and adjustment of perioperative comorbidity and guiding the rehabilitation process to improve patients’ outcomes. These skills and characteristics will be required to provide optimal nursing care in the context of an integrated prehabilitation ERAS pathway.
Key WordsPrehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
Smoking cessation
Alcohol
Cognitive impairment
Frailty
Depression
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