Assessing the effects of prehabilitation protocols on post-operative outcomes in adult cervical deformity surgery: does early optimization lead to optimal clinical outcomes?
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2024-07
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To investigate the effect of a prehabilitation program on peri- and post-operative outcomes in adult cervical deformity (CD) surgery.Methods
Operative CD patients ≥ 18 years with complete baseline (BL) and 2-year (2Y) data were stratified by enrollment in a prehabilitation program beginning in 2019. Patients were stratified as having undergone prehabilitation (Prehab+) or not (Prehab-). Differences in pre and post-op factors were assessed via means comparison analysis. Costs were calculated using PearlDiver database estimates from Medicare pay-scales.Results
115 patients were included (age: 61 years, 70% female, BMI: 28 kg/m2). Of these patients, 57 (49%) were classified as Prehab+. At baseline, groups were comparable in age, gender, BMI, CCI, and frailty. Surgically, Prehab+ were able to undergo longer procedures (p = 0.017) with equivalent EBL (p = 0.627), and shorter SICU stay (p < 0.001). Post-operatively, Prehab+ patients reported greater reduction in pain scores and greater improvement in quality of life metrics at both 1Y and 2Y than Prehab- patients (all p < 0.05). Prehab+ patients reported significantly less complications overall, as well as less need for reoperation (all p < 0.05).Conclusion
Introducing prehabilitation protocols in adult cervical deformity surgery may aid in improving patient physiological status, enabling patients to undergo longer surgeries with lessened risk of peri- and post-operative complications.Type
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Jankowski, Pawel P, Peter S Tretiakov, Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Ankita Das, Bailey Imbo, Oscar Krol, Rachel Joujon-Roche, Tyler Williamson, et al. (2024). Assessing the effects of prehabilitation protocols on post-operative outcomes in adult cervical deformity surgery: does early optimization lead to optimal clinical outcomes?. Spine deformity, 12(4). pp. 1107–1113. 10.1007/s43390-024-00845-8 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/31743.
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