Prehabilitation in patients undergoing colorectal surgery fails to confer reduction in overall morbidity: Results of a single-center, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Objective Patients undergoing major surgery are prone to a functional decline due to the impairment of muscle, cardiorespiratory and neurological function as a response to surgical stress. Currently, there are solely weak recommendations in the ERAS protocol regarding the role of preoperative physical activity and prehabilitation in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Studies in heterogenous cohorts showed contradictory results regarding the...