How much does it cost to be fit for operation? The economics of prehabilitation
Iulia Crişan,
Ksenija Slankamenac,
Federico Bilotta
Abstract:Purpose of review
Prehabilitation before elective surgery can include physical, nutritional, and psychological interventions or a combination of these to allow patients to return postoperatively to baseline status as soon as possible. The purpose of this review is to analyse the current date related to the cost-effectiveness of such programs.
Recent findings
The current literature regarding the economics of prehabilitation is limited. However, such prog… Show more
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