Better Prepared Patients. Better Surgical Outcomes.
Prehab Zone Surgeon Information
Why Prehab Zone?
Prehab Zone aims to empower your patients to take an active role in their surgical preparation. The benefits of surgical prehabilitation include improved physiological resilience and overall fitness, reduced complication rates after surgery, reduced length of stay and a more rapid return to pre-surgical function.
Prehab Zone provides comprehensive education and psychosocial support to patients giving them a clear understanding of what to expect and self-management tools to aid their recovery both in hospital and at home. Our information is specific to surgery type, backed by evidence and has been compiled by leaders in the field of physiotherapy/rehabilitation, dietetics and perioperative medicine.
Patients take control of their journey, knowing that they have given themselves the best opportunity to optimise their recovery and improve their function.
Using recognised screening tools Prehab Zone provides custom packages that are specific to patient’s:
- Medical comorbidities and exercise capacity
- Current physical activity levels
- Lifestyle risk factors
- Nutritional requirements (which can be optimised for specific surgeries)
- Surgical procedure
- Timeline to surgery
Prehab Zone – What’s Included
Personalised exercise programs
Tailored strength and physical activity recommendations according to:
- comorbid health and exercise screening (Clinical Frailty Score as part of enrolment screen)
- current weekly physical activity
- estimated functional capacity (age adjusted DASI*/ MET equivalent)
- surgical procedure vs general conditioning (as appropriate)
These are delivered via video tutorials and fact sheets, which details how to navigate each exercise program with safety guidelines. Our interactive platform allows patients to adjust the intensity of exercises according to their capability and enables logging of strength and physical conditioning to chart their progress.
* DASI – Dukes Activity Score Index
Personalised nutrition plans
Detailed nutrition plans are adjusted per age group and specific to identified nutritional needs including:
- Malnutrition risk and supplementary replacements
- History Diabetes and/or Hypertension
- Obesity and VLED dietary guidelines
- Anti-inflammatory nutritional guidelines
Comprehensive resources comprise tailored nutrition guidelines, appropriate supplements, suggested meal plans, shopping lists, healthy convenience options and pre-prepared meal services.
Psychosocial Support
Designed to facilitate positive behaviour change, general health and wellness. Video tutorials, fact sheets, relevant support networks and resources to target:
- Positive behaviour and lifestyle change
- Smoking cessation
- Alcohol and recreational drug use
- Sleep hygiene
- Fatigue management
- Stress management and wellness
Preparation for Hospital Stay
Comprehensive education resources to align to your patients’ expectations. This promotes active engagement, self-management skills and planning for hospital. The Preparation for Surgery Module includes video tutorials, fact sheets and preparation checklists covering:
- Getting Set for Surgery (support person, home set-up, equipment and follow-up considerations, preparation checklist)
- What to Take to Hospital
- What to Expect During Your Hospital Stay
- Pain Management after Surgery
- Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium
- Early Post-operative Exercises (deep breathing and circulation)
- Recovery after Abdominal Surgery (supported airway clearance, log roll transfers)
- How to Continue your Recovery at Home
- Tips for Independent Living (patients with limited/no support)
- Frequently Asked Questions
Prehab Support service
Telephone support delivered by qualified health professional. Available 5 days/week providing services including:
Manual health screening and risk assessment
(for patients identified at higher risk)
Technical Support & Troubleshooting
Progress Tracking
Prehab Zone – What’s not included
We are not a perioperative medical service and we do not determine medical fitness for surgery. If your patient is assessed as not meeting our guidelines for participation, we will contact you.
See it in Action
We've put together a short video to give you a tour of the Prehab Zone platform.