Prepare for Your Surgery Program for Frail Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery at Hospital Clinico Red de Salud UC-Christus

What this Trial Is About

Frailty is a condition that mainly affects older adults and those undergoing long-term treatments like cancer or chronic pain. It increases the risk of disability and complications after surgery. With an aging population in Latin America and Chile, frailty is becoming more common among surgical patients, yet preoperative frailty assessments are rarely done in Chile due to logistical and training challenges. This study focuses on a prehabilitation program called Prepare for Your Surgery, designed to improve patient resilience before elective surgery by reducing frailty and complications. The program includes multiple interventions starting 4 to 6 weeks before surgery. These involve nursing assessments and screenings using various frailty, cognitive, and functional tests a medical consultation to optimize health and manage comorbidities 8 to 10 physiotherapy sessions 1 to 2 nutritional interventions and additional follow-up via phone or email if needed. Hospital data on surgical complications, length of stay, and care level will be collected during the hospital stay, followed by monitoring for complications, readmissions, mortality, and relevant medical history for 3 to 6 months post-discharge. Participants provide consent and demographic, clinical, and surgical data will be collected and stored securely in hospital electronic records. The study tracks adherence, participation, and patient outcomes to help improve future protocols and policies. The primary outcome is establishing a database within one month, with secondary outcomes including in-hospital records and patient follow-up over 3 to 6 months, aiming to enhance care for frail surgical patients.

Patient's Database: Prepare for Your Surgery Program