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Table 2 Characteristics of patients completed a prehabilitation program

From: Multidisciplinary prehabilitation to improve frailty and functional capacity in high-risk elective surgical patients: a retrospective pilot study

 

52 participants

Age (years), mean (SD)

71.9 (6.8)

Gender male, n (%)

34 (65.4)

Weight (kg), mean (SD)

62.7 (12.1)

Height (cm), mean (SD)

161.1 (8.0)

BMI (kg m−2), mean (SD)

24.1 (4.1)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Non-smoker

29 (55.8)

 Ex-smoker > 1 year

15 (28.8)

 Active smoker

8 (15.4)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Hypertension

35 (67.3)

 Diabetes mellitus

29 (55.8)

 Asthma/COPD

4 (7.7)

 Ischaemic heart disease

6 (11.5)

 Atrial fibrillation

6 (11.5)

 Cerebrovascular disease

3 (5.8)

 Renal impairment

8 (15.4)

Clinical Frailty Scale, n (%)

 CFS 2

4 (7.7)

 CFS 3

32 (61.5)

 CFS 4

13 (25.0)

 CFS 5

3 (5.8)

ASA-PS, n (%)

 ASA I

1 (1.9)

 ASA II

27 (51.9)

 ASA III

23 (44.2)

 ASA IV

1 (1.9)

Type of surgery, n (%)

 Hepatobiliary

27 (51.9)

 Upper gastrointestinal

8 (15.4)

 Colorectal

13 (15.0)

 Urology

4 (7.7)

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, ASA-PS American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status, BMI Body mass index, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease