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Preparing for and not waiting for surgery

Preparing for and not waiting for surgery
Preparing for and not waiting for surgery

Cancer surgery is an essential treatment strategy but can disrupt patients’ physical and psychological health. With worldwide demand for surgery expected to increase, this review aims to raise awareness of this global public health concern, present a stepwise framework for preoperative risk evaluation, and propose the adoption of personalised prehabilitation to mitigate risk. Perioperative medicine is a growing speciality that aims to improve clinical outcome by preparing patients for the stress associated with surgery. Preparation should begin at contemplation of surgery, with universal screening for established risk factors, physical fitness, nutritional status, psychological health, and, where applicable, frailty and cognitive function. Patients at risk should undergo a formal assessment with a qualified healthcare professional which informs meaningful shared decision-making discussion and personalised prehabilitation prescription incorporating, where indicated, exercise, nutrition, psychological support, ‘surgery schools’, and referral to existing local services. The foundational principles of prehabilitation can be adapted to local context, culture, and population. Clinical services should be co-designed with all stakeholders, including patient representatives, and require careful mapping of patient pathways and use of multi-disciplinary professional input. Future research should optimise prehabilitation interventions, adopting standardised outcome measures and robust health economic evaluation.

cancer surgery, cognitive, exercise, functional capacity, nutrition, perioperative medicine, physical fitness, prehabilitation, psychology
1718-7729
629-648
Bates, Andrew
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West, Malcolm A.
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Jack, Sandy
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Grocott, Michael P.W.
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Bates, Andrew
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West, Malcolm A.
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Jack, Sandy
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Grocott, Michael P.W.
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Bates, Andrew, West, Malcolm A., Jack, Sandy and Grocott, Michael P.W. (2024) Preparing for and not waiting for surgery. Current Oncology, 31 (2), 629-648. (doi:10.3390/curroncol31020046).

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Abstract

Cancer surgery is an essential treatment strategy but can disrupt patients’ physical and psychological health. With worldwide demand for surgery expected to increase, this review aims to raise awareness of this global public health concern, present a stepwise framework for preoperative risk evaluation, and propose the adoption of personalised prehabilitation to mitigate risk. Perioperative medicine is a growing speciality that aims to improve clinical outcome by preparing patients for the stress associated with surgery. Preparation should begin at contemplation of surgery, with universal screening for established risk factors, physical fitness, nutritional status, psychological health, and, where applicable, frailty and cognitive function. Patients at risk should undergo a formal assessment with a qualified healthcare professional which informs meaningful shared decision-making discussion and personalised prehabilitation prescription incorporating, where indicated, exercise, nutrition, psychological support, ‘surgery schools’, and referral to existing local services. The foundational principles of prehabilitation can be adapted to local context, culture, and population. Clinical services should be co-designed with all stakeholders, including patient representatives, and require careful mapping of patient pathways and use of multi-disciplinary professional input. Future research should optimise prehabilitation interventions, adopting standardised outcome measures and robust health economic evaluation.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 January 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 January 2024
Published date: 23 January 2024
Keywords: cancer surgery, cognitive, exercise, functional capacity, nutrition, perioperative medicine, physical fitness, prehabilitation, psychology

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Local EPrints ID: 488891
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/488891
ISSN: 1718-7729
PURE UUID: 05f29861-c2bc-49d6-9d3a-3c8f34b85eee
ORCID for Andrew Bates: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3614-0270
ORCID for Malcolm A. West: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0345-5356
ORCID for Michael P.W. Grocott: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-7581

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Date deposited: 09 Apr 2024 15:14
Last modified: 17 May 2024 02:01

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Author: Andrew Bates ORCID iD
Author: Malcolm A. West ORCID iD
Author: Sandy Jack

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