Association of an Online Home-Based Prehabilitation Program With Outcomes After Colorectal Surgery

Cintia S Kimura¹, Serena Bidwell^{2

3}, Brooke Gurland¹, Arden Morris^{1

3}, Andrew Shelton¹, Cindy Kin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
² University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ S-SPIRE Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Cintia S Kimura et al. JAMA Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 1;158(1):100-102.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4485.

Cintia S Kimura¹, Serena Bidwell^{2

3}, Brooke Gurland¹, Arden Morris^{1

3}, Andrew Shelton¹, Cindy Kin¹

¹ Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
² University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ S-SPIRE Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This quality improvement study evaluates the association of an online home-based patient prehabilitation program with colorectal surgery outcomes.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Gurland reported receiving an honorarium as a proctor for Intuitive. No other disclosures were reported.

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