Table 5 Optimization of high risk patients with Frailty Index > 3 with Prehab
Parameter | FI > 3 | ≥ 70,FI > 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prior to Prehab n (%) | Following Prehab n (%) | p | Prior to Prehab n (%) | Following Prehab n (%) | p | ||
Performance status | 0–1 2–4 | 16 (20) 64 (80) | 21 (41.2) 30 (58.8) | 0.008 | 13 (22.8) 44 (77.2) | 12 (35.3) 22 (64.7) | 0.3 |
Dyspnoea score | 0–2 > 2 | 19 (23.7) 61 (76.3) | 29 (56.8) 22 (43.2) | 0.0001 | 11 (19.3) 46 (80.7) | 17 (50) 17 (50) | 0.005 |
Level of activity | Sedentary Active | 77 (96.3) 3 (3.7) | 20 (40) 30 (60) | 0.00001 | 55 (96.5) 2 (3.5) | 14 (42.4) 19 (57.6) | < 0.0001 |
Frailty | 1–3 4–9 | 0 (0) 80 (100) | 20 (40) 30 (60) | 0.00001 | 0 57 (100) | 11 (33.3) 22 (66.7) | 0.002 |
6MWT | (Mean ± 95% CI) | 218.68 ± 24.2 | 306.54 ± 75.7 | 0.04 | 211.8 ± 26.3 | 248.1 ± 73.6 | ns |
Considered not fit for | Surgery Radical treatment | 66 (82.5) 27 (36.9) | 3 (4.8) 2 (3.2) | 0.00001 0.00001 | 50 (87.7) 11 (26.2) | 2 (4.6) 2 (4.6) | < 0.00001 < 0.00001 |