GEROFIT PREHABILITATION TO IMPROVE POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN AN OLDER/AT-RISK POPULATION

Prehabilitation and Nutritional Support to Improve Perioperative Outcomes

Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of physical exercise and nutrition interventions in adult patients before elective major surgery. Recent Findings Exercise training before elective adult major surgery is feasible, safe, and efficacious, but the clinical effectiveness remains uncertain. Early data suggests a reduction in morbidity, length of stay, and quality...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia in an elderly post-operative hip fracture population.

Love et al (2013) claim new findings linking intervention for hip fracture with dysphagia. This commentary reflects on whether this represents novel data or simply reiterates previously recognised patterns, not necessarily specific to surgical hip-repair. Issues are addressed in the context of prevalence of dysphagia in community and care-home living older people; effects of operative procedure...

Sinonasal Headaches and Post-Operative Outcomes after Septoplasty in Patients with Nasal Septal Deviation

Introduction: Investigators believe that anatomical abnormalities in the sinonasal region can be the cause of some chronic and refractory headaches that may respond well to surgical intervention. This study presents the prevalence of headache in patients with nasal septal deviation and their response to surgical treatment over a 2-year follow-up period. Materials and Methods: This descriptiv...

Cancer prehabilitation: an opportunity to decrease treatment-related morbidity, increase cancer treatment options, and improve physical and psychological health outcomes.

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 assessments that establish a baseline functional level, identifies impairments, and provides targeted interventions that improve a patient's health to reduce the incidence and the severity of current and future impa...

An Unusual Post-Operative Phenomenon in Thyroidectomy