Implementation of Prehabilitation for Major Abdominal Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery: a Simplified Seven-Day Protocol.

Purpose: The aim of this prospective trial was to assess the compliance of a prehabilitation protocol on post-operative outcome after major abdominal and head and neck surgery.

Methods: A single-arm, prospective 7-day intervention trial was approved by our local IRB for patients undergoing major abdominal and head-and-neck (H&N) surgery from 8/2018 to 3/2019. This was a 7-day intervention trial at the time of pre-admission testing to assess compliance for pulmonary, nutritional, and physical activity prior to surgery.