The effects of prehabilitation on body composition in patients undergoing multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer (2022)
Journal Article
Halliday, L., Boshier, P., Doganay, E., Wynter-Blyth, V., Buckley, J., & Moorthy, K. (2022). The effects of prehabilitation on body composition in patients undergoing multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer. Diseases of the Esophagus, https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doac046

Prehabilitation aims to optimize a patient's functional capacity in preparation for surgery. Esophageal cancer patients have a high incidence of sarcopenia and commonly undergo neoadjuvant therapy, which is associated with loss of muscle mass. This s... Read More about The effects of prehabilitation on body composition in patients undergoing multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer.

Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients (2020)
Journal Article
Halliday, L. J., Doganay, E., Wynter-Blyth, V., Osborn, H., Buckley, J., & Moorthy, K. (2021). Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 25(4), 890-899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-020-04561-2

BACKGROUND: Prehabilitation is thought to reduce post-operative respiratory complications by optimising fitness before surgery. This prospective, single-centre study aimed to establish the effect of pre-operative exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness... Read More about Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients.