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HEART-M A MNEMONIC: FOR SURGICAL PREHABILITATION
Juliana de Carvalho Machado, MD, PhD*, Júlio Sergio Marchini, MD, PhD, Erlon de Ávila Carvalho, MD, PhD, Guilherme Teixeira Araújo, MD, Melina Gouveia Castro, MD, PhD, Paula Grisolia Soares Carvalho, MD, Guilherme Giorelli,
ABSTRACT
Surgical prehabilitation aims to prepare the patient to fight the morbid stress before the surgical procedure. It is a multimodal strategy that includes health optimization, nutritional support prescription, alcohol and smoking cessation, stress relief, strength and aerobics training and a multidisciplinary team follow-up. HEART-M is the mnemonic that supports this strategy and alerts health teams about steps that must be followed and that may lead to a better outcome and a faster recovery for patients who need a major surgeries.
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