Prehab Pal: A Digital, Interdisciplinary Geriatric Surgery Wellness Program
Prehab Pal: A Digital, Interdisciplinary Geriatric Surgery Wellness Program
Authors: Kelsey Ogomori, Jeanette M. Broering PhD, MPH, RN, Sean Bumgarner, Jeff Belkora, PhD4, Tia Weinberg, PrarthanaBhattacharya, Savinnie Ho, Trish Lai5, Eunice Tsang, and Emily Finlayson, MD, MS
- The United States population is rapidly aging
- Older individuals are estimated to account for more than half of the procedures performed in the United States
- Of those aged 70 and older who undergo major surgery, more than half are considered frail
- Frailty puts patients at increased risk for adverse outcomes Multimodal rehabilitation has been shown to mitigate frailty-associated surgical risk
- The Surgery Wellness Program (SWP) at UCSF demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of a pre-operative rehabilitation program
- Despite positive patient response, 30% of referred patients were unable to participate due to transportation burdens and conflicting preoperative appointments.
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