The pandemic has caused major disruption to ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ globally. An estimation was made in May 2020 that around ๐ฎ๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป scheduled operations would be cancelled worldwide. With this new lifestyle that has emerged from this crisis there are concerns that patients who will be scheduled to finally have their operation will be more frail. They are at risk of an increase in ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ compared to before the pandemic.
๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
๐ญ – Follow a healthy diet
๐ฎ – Practice relaxation exercises
๐ฏ – Have an exercise routine that you follow every day, this can be also be a 30min walk
๐ฐ – Speak to your doctor about any concerns that you might have
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ are in agreement that there is a ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ to optimise patientsโ health whilst they are awaiting their surgery. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, a concept focusing on the multiple aspects in preparing you for surgery, has been proven to enhance the bodyโs physiological reserves and therefore the likelihood of a ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ with less complications. At Hvit Clinic, our personalised prehabilitation care packages help patients improve their overall health by focusing on physical, nutritional and psychological aspects. We support all our patients and monitor their progress to make sure they maximise their benefits.