It takes a team to prehabilitate a patient before surgery


One of activities OTs might teach patients in prehab is how to get up and out of bed, and vice versa, in preparation for when they discharge from the hospital after their operation. — Filepic

Nutritionists and dietitians play a major role in prehabilitation – the process of getting a patient fit for surgery.

Senior dietitians like Margareta Leong from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, are kept on their toes all day.

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