Re: Prehabilitation: preparing patients for surgery - Very true
Dear Editor,
Thanks for this wonderful piece. When patients come for their final input before going in for surgery, a GP always does the good work of explaining the procedure and giving (most of the time false because you are not doing the surgery!) confidence. Probably we need to start doing prehabilitation. I particularly do for knee replacement surgeries, cardiac invasive procedures, etc, which has immensely helped patients. As most GPs are doing this already (worldwide), you have given an acceptance for this service. Thank you for recognizing an important issue in health care.
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Re: Prehabilitation: preparing patients for surgery - Very true
Dear Editor,
Thanks for this wonderful piece. When patients come for their final input before going in for surgery, a GP always does the good work of explaining the procedure and giving (most of the time false because you are not doing the surgery!) confidence. Probably we need to start doing prehabilitation. I particularly do for knee replacement surgeries, cardiac invasive procedures, etc, which has immensely helped patients. As most GPs are doing this already (worldwide), you have given an acceptance for this service. Thank you for recognizing an important issue in health care.
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