The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
An Ngo-Huang, Rhodora C. Fontillas, Ekta Gupta, Sunil Kumar Sahai, Shannon Popovich, Tayab Andrabi, Katy E. French
Background: ERAS efforts across surgical specialties have been evolving since 2012. At MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), surgical and anesthesia services have been participating in this movement. In 2017, anesthesia, surgical, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), and nutrition teams collaborated to pilot a prehabilitation clinical pathway. Our goal was to develop a preoperative pathway using validated screening tools to incorporate prehabilitation for patients preparing for cancer surgery. Methods: This pilot included patients with thoracic and gynecological cancers who were at least 3 weeks prior to surgery. They were screened using the validated FRAIL index (Morley) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fall risk screening tool. (Questions below) All patients who scored > / = 2 were referred to the PM&R clinic. Each patient received an individualized prehabilitation program including exercise, nutrition, and underwent screening for mood impairments: Fatigue: Are you fatigued at rest or with activities of daily living?; Resistance: Do you have any difficulty walking up one flight of steps without stopping for rest?; Aerobic: Are you unable to walk at least one block at a brisk pace and without stopping for rest?; Illness: Do you have more than five illnesses?; Loss of weight: Have you had unintended weight loss of more than 5% of your weight in the past 6 months?; Have you fallen in the past year?; Do you feel unsteady when standing or walking?; Do you worry about falling?Results: 27 referrals were received. 21 patients seen by PM&R (six were not seen due to scheduling conflicts). Average age was 70 years, 38% male. Baseline functional status was below aged-related normal values. Mean values for functional tests include: 6 minute walk test distance was 301 meters, five-times sit-to-stand was 12.4 seconds, and dynamic gait index score was 20.1. Conclusions: Prehabilitation as part of the team-based approach in cancer care is becoming an important part of ERAS pathways. Screening surgical patients for functional issues and fall risk is vital as these patients require prehabilitation to optimize them prior to surgery.
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