Prehabilitation combined with early oral nutrition reduces postoperative complications and hospital stay in older patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: A retrospective propensity score‐matched analysis

Key Points

• To evaluate the impact of prehabilitation and early oral nutrition on postoperative outcomes in older patients with colorectal cancer.
• Retrospective propensity score-matched analysis
• Involves older patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery
• Evaluates postoperative complications and length of stay
• Prehabilitation combined with early oral nutrition reduces postoperative complications
• Hospital stay duration is shorter in older patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery