This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Preoperative supervised exercise improves outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2016; 264: 47-53.
Published: 21st September 2016
Authors: Barakat H, Shahin Y, Khan J, McCollum PT, Chetter IC
Conclusion
Six weeks of preoperative supervised exercise reduced the rate of perioperative complications from 41.9 to 22.6 per cent, P=0.021 in this study that included 124 patients awaiting aneurysm repair. It also reduced hospital stay from 8 to 7 days,
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