Prehabilitation in elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomised control trial (THE PrEPS TRIAL) – a study protocol

Akowuah, Enoch; Mathias, Ayesha; Bardgett, Michelle; Harrison, Samantha; Kasim, Adetayo S.; Loughran, Kirsti; Ogundimu, Emmanuel; Trevis, Jason; Wagnild, Janelle; Witharana, Pasan; Hancock, Helen C.; Maier, Rebecca H.

doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-065992

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A randomised controlled trial of prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery (2023)
Journal Article
Akowuah, E., Wagnild, J., Bardgett, M., Prichard, J., Mathias, A., Harrison, S., …Maier, R. (2023). A randomised controlled trial of prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. Anaesthesia: Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain, 78(9), 1120-1128. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16072

The feasibility, safety and efficacy of prehabilitation in adult patients awaiting elective cardiac surgery are unknown. A total of 180 participants undergoing elective cardiac surgery were allocated randomly to receive either standard pre-operative... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

Minithoracotomy vs Conventional Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Repair (2023)
Journal Article
Akowuah, E. F., Maier, R. H., Hancock, H. C., Kharatikoopaei, E., Vale, L., Fernandez-Garcia, C., …Khan, H. (2023). Minithoracotomy vs Conventional Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Repair. Journal of the American Medical Association, 329(22), https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.7800

Prehabilitation in elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomised control trial (THE PrEPS TRIAL) – a study protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Akowuah, E., Mathias, A., Bardgett, M., Harrison, S., Kasim, A. S., Loughran, K., …Maier, R. H. (2023). Prehabilitation in elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomised control trial (THE PrEPS TRIAL) – a study protocol. BMJ Open, 13(1), Article e065992. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjopen-2022-065992

Introduction: Prehabilitation prior to surgery has been shown to reduce postoperative complications, reduce length of hospital stay and improve quality of life after cancer and limb reconstruction surgery. However, there are minimal data on the impac... Read More about Prehabilitation in elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomised control trial (THE PrEPS TRIAL) – a study protocol.