Preoperative exercise therapy consisting of inspiratory muscle training or exercise training prior to cardiac or abdominal surgery led to a shorter hospital stay and reduced postoperative complication rates .
By contrast , length of hospital stay and complication rates of patients after joint replacement surgery were not significantly affected by preoperative exercise therapy consisting of strength and /or mobility training .
Conclusion : Preoperative exercise therapy can be effective for reducing postoperative complication rates and length of hospital stay after cardiac or abdominal surgery .
Objective : To summarize the current evidence on the effects of preoperative exercise therapy in patients awaiting invasive surgery on postoperative complication rate and length of hospital stay .
Exercise Improves Early Functional Recovery After Total Hip Arthroplasty
The purpose of this prospect i ve , r and omized study was to apply an 8-week customized exercise program to patients ( Group E ) scheduled for total hip arthroplasty , followed by a postsurgery exercise program , and show the effect on functional recovery compared with control subjects ( Group C ) who received no additional exercise apart from routine in-hospital physical therapy .  Strength , range of motion , and physical function tests were completed by 57 patients at Week 8 and Week 1 before surgery and at Weeks 3 , 12 , and 24 postoperatively . No differences between the exercise and control groups were observed at baseline . By 1 week before surgery , patients in Group E had shown significant improvements for Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index ( total score , stiffness , and physical function components ) , and combined hip strength . Patients in Group E had improved hip flexion range of motion in the diseased hip compared with patients in Group C. Significant differences in outcome measures between Group E and Group C were observed throughout the postoperative phase from Weeks 3 to 24 . The current study showed that customized perioperative exercise programs are well tolerated by patients with end-stage hip arthritis , and are effective in improving early recovery of physical function after total hip arthroplasty
Preoperative exercise therapy consisting of inspiratory muscle training or exercise training prior to cardiac or abdominal surgery led to a shorter hospital stay and reduced postoperative complication rates .
By contrast , length of hospital stay and complication rates of patients after joint replacement surgery were not significantly affected by preoperative exercise therapy consisting of strength and /or mobility training .
Conclusion : Preoperative exercise therapy can be effective for reducing postoperative complication rates and length of hospital stay after cardiac or abdominal surgery .
Objective : To summarize the current evidence on the effects of preoperative exercise therapy in patients awaiting invasive surgery on postoperative complication rate and length of hospital stay .