ASO Author Reflections: The Right Care, for the Right Patient, at the Right Time: Development of the PREdiCT Screening Tool for Prehabilitation in Cancer Surgery

Reeves, J.; Koh, C.; Solomon, M.; Alexander, K.; Steffens, D.; Belkhadir, Z.; Alsoud, Y. A.; Yildirim, Y.; Van Klei, W.; Aljbali, W.; Ibrahim, W.; Frontera, W. R.; Zaydfudim, V.; Lohsiriwat, V.; Mousafeiris, V.; Gorey, V.; Parkington, T.; Bright, T.; Sammour, T.; Triantafyllou, T.; Salem, T. A.; Gonzalez-Suarez, S.; Apostolaki, S.; Mancin, S.; Hogan, S.; Burden, S.; Manfredelli, S.; Yaceczko, S.; Carey, S.; Philp, S.; Filizoglu, S. A.; Atici, S. D.; Ismail, S.; Rajsic, S.; Braungart, S.; Abdelmohsen, S.; Elsheikh, S. S.; Auld, S.; Sannoufa, S.; Ahmed, S.; Adem, S.; Dolan, R.; Navarro-Perez, R.; Miegel, R.; Falz, R.; Arnold, R.; Ikreedeegh, R.; Caruso, R.; Farrell, R.; Mohamed, R. A. Z.; Alweshah, R.; Shrayyef, R.; Alvarez, R. G.; Muharam, R.; Wang, Q.; Major, P.; Pucher, P. H.; Paal, P.; Noordzij, P.; Ihnat, P.; Bor, P.; Nilsson, P. J.; Mroczkowski, P.; Kabata, P.; Sutton, P.; Sylla, P.; Forget, P.; Klassen, P.; Roy, P.; Lahnaoui, O.; Osman, O.; Abdelwahab, O. A.; Ioannidis, O.; Kiziltoprak, N.; Srinivasaraghavan, N.; Rizvanovic, N.; Pillinger, N.; Kovac, N.; Krita, N.; Hanna, N.; Badr, N. W.; Kanjo, M.; Haider, M.; Awad, M.; Algabri, M.; Hilles, M.; Ahmed, M.; Alkhallatee, M. S.; Omar, M.; Izzaldin, M.; Majbar, M. A.; Al-Shehari, M.; Almotaared, M. A. M. K.; Ahmed, M. S. A.; Said, M.; Ghula, M.; Abdrabo, M. F.; Elbahnasawy, M.; Alsori, M.; Al Gharyani, M.; Emara, M. M.; Leon-Arellano, M.; Kelly, M.; Hii, M.; Falconi, M.; Ubre, M.; Nebreda, M. G.; Lydrup, M. -L.; Ruiz, M. G.; Sparavigna, M.; Van De Velde, M.; Pocard, M.; Athar, M.; Balkhi, M.; Ghemmeid, M.; West, M.; Chaaban, M.; Eissa, M.; Taube, M.; Sielewicz, M.; Brennan, L.; Spencer, L.; Edgar, L.; Antonucci, L. A.; Matthews, L.; Lorenzon, L.; Edbrooke, L.; Loh, K. W.; Hill, K.; Nassim, K.; Raso, K. -L.; Brown, K.; Bostock, K.; Saeed, K. A. M. D.; K. -S., Ng; Mohamed, K. O.; Abdelwahab, K.; Mcbride, K.; El-Boghdadly, K.; Clifford, K.; Kirtania, J.; Kawamura, J.; Hallet, J.; Dubowitz, J.; Garcia-Sanchez, J. I.; Klaase, J.; Hardman, J.; Loeliger, J.; Moloney, J.; Park, J.; Bothe, J.; Durrand, J.; Chmelo, J.; Shariffuddin, I. I.; Merlini, I.; Lulic, I.; Boden, I.; Randall, I.; Cappellini, I.; Raab, H.; Pereira, H.; Driessens, H.; Bohsas, H.; Serhan, H. A.; Elhamzaoui, H.; Aslami, H.; De Boer, H. D.; Gurbuz, H.; Mohammed, H. A.; Nelson, G.; Sheill, G.; Pellino, G.; Van Ramshorst, G. H.; Berrevoet, F.; Frizelle, F.; Pata, F.; Mongelli, F.; Mulita, F.; Cengiz, F.; Arduini, F.; Elmobark, F.; Mansoor, F. F. A.; Ausania, F.; Harrison, E.; Elshenawy, E.; Kamer, E.; Nordenstrom, E.; Munoz, E. A.; Elkoury, E.; Traer, E.; Anestiadou, E.; Mohammed, E. A. G.; Kitsou, E.; Amrein, E. A. M.; Virgilio, E.; Krsul, D.; Engel, D.; Schizas, D.; Liotiri, D.; Levett, D.; Dunne, D.; Clark, D.; Au, D.; Baratti, D.; Bertelsen, C. A.; Yeoh, C.; Beilstein, C.; Grimmett, C.; Gillis, C.; Tiselius, C.; Keen, C.; Romano, B.; Roxburgh, B.; Moran, B.; Andersson, B.; Brandstrup, B.; Sawaf, B.; Riedel, B.; Girgin, B.; Rayani, B. K.; Sinner, B.; Al-Tayar, B. A.; Saracoglu, A.; Attallah, A.; Hamid, A.; Mathai, A. S.; Maske, A.; Canda, A. E.; Al-Qaidani, A. A.; Absalom, A.; Joad, A. K.; Jerath, A.; Becerra-Bolanos, A.; Davies, A.; Denys, A.; Maier, A. B.; Badawy, A.; Houmada, A.; Amer, A.; Hussien, A.; Al-Touny, A.; Wahaballah, A.; Shoman, A.; Musbah, A.; Mohamedmohamed, A. I.; Abdelsalam, A. E. T.; Ahmayda, A.; Alqathafi, A.; Drissi-El-Bouzaidi, A.; Alyami, A.; Al-Mehdhar, A.; Hussain, A.; Mohammed, A.; Shaban, A.; Esmail, A. A.; Osman, A.; Mohamedali, A.; Ahmed, A.; Mohamed, A.; Ghannam, A.; Ghanam, A.; Hadhoud, A.; Rahman, I.; Shadid, Z.; Hirst, N.; White, K.; Denehy, L.; Dhillon, H. M.; Petridis, A.; Karunaratne, S.

doi:10.1245/s10434-026-19466-8

Cancer surgery carries significant perioperative risk. Optimizing a patient’s health status before surgery, known as ‘prehabilitation,’ has emerged as a promising strategy to reduce postoperative complications and accelerate recovery. Despite growing evidence of its benefit, prehabilitation remains far from universally accessible. A recent global survey found that only 21% of hospitals provide prehabilitation as a standard of care, largely because of resource constraints and narrow timeframes between diagnosis and surgery. To address this, we set out to develop an online, self-reported screening tool through a comprehensive predefined process. Stage one involved a scoping review to identify screening tools used in patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery, yielding 77 unique tools across physical (n = 21), nutritional (n = 16), and psychological (n = 40) domains.

ASO Author Reflections: The Right Care, for the Right Patient, at the Right Time: Development of the PREdiCT Screening Tool for Prehabilitation in Cancer Surgery / Reeves, J., Koh, C., Solomon, M., Alexander, K., Steffens, D., Belkhadir, Z., Alsoud, Y.A., Yildirim, Y., Van Klei, W., Aljbali, W., Ibrahim, W., Frontera, W.R., Zaydfudim, V., Lohsiriwat, V., Mousafeiris, V., Gorey, V., Parkington, T., Bright, T., Sammour, T., Triantafyllou, T., et al.. - In: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1068-9265. - 33:6(2026), pp. 5776-5777. [10.1245/s10434-026-19466-8]