American College of Surgeons: Older Adults Who 'Train' for a Major Operation Spend Less Time in the Hospital
December 05, 2019
December 05, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 5 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
Older adults who "train" for a major operation by exercising, eating a healthy diet, and practicing stress reduction techniques preoperatively have shorter hospital stays and are more likely to return to their own homes afterward rather than another facility, compared with similar patients who do not participate in preoperative rehabilitation, according to research findings. Th . . .
Older adults who "train" for a major operation by exercising, eating a healthy diet, and practicing stress reduction techniques preoperatively have shorter hospital stays and are more likely to return to their own homes afterward rather than another facility, compared with similar patients who do not participate in preoperative rehabilitation, according to research findings. Th . . .