Patient's Database: Prepare for Your Surgery Program

Launched by PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE · Feb 28, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The "Prepare for Your Surgery Program" is a clinical trial designed to help older adults, especially those who may be frail, improve their health before undergoing elective surgery. Frailty is a condition that can make it harder for some patients to recover from surgery, leading to complications or longer hospital stays. This program aims to address that by providing a series of supportive interventions, including assessments and treatments from various health professionals like nurses, physiotherapists, and nutritionists, in the 4 to 6 weeks leading up to surgery.

To be eligible for this program, participants need to be referred to it and identified as frail based on specific criteria, which could include a score from a scale that measures frailty or the judgment of their surgeon. They must also be scheduled for elective surgery at Hospital Clinico Red Salud UC-Christus and have at least four weeks before their procedure. By participating, patients can expect a comprehensive approach to prepare them for surgery, aiming to reduce complications and improve their overall recovery. It’s important to note that this trial is not yet recruiting participants.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients referred to the Prepare for Your Surgery program
• • Patients characterized as frail according to the Clinical Frailty Scale (score ≥ 4), FRAIL scale or FRIED frailty phenotype or the clinical judgment of the referring surgeon, with at least 4 weeks to receive surgery
• • Elective surgery to be performed at Hospital Clinico Red de Salud UC-Christus
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who will not undergo elective surgery at Hospital Clínico Red de Salud UC-Christus.
• • Patients who require emergency surgery
• • Patients who for various reasons cannot comply with the interventions proposed for this preparation.