Table 1

Medical optimization in the prehabilitation program

	Pre-operative risk	Strategy
Tobacco and alcohol	Consumption	Stop consumption Hospital pulmonology program based on nicotine replacement strategy
Anemia	Basal Hb <11 g/dL	Intravenous or oral iron intake
Diabetes	HbA1c >6 %	Evaluation and optimization by hospital endocrinologist
Chronic disease	Hypertension, COPD, chronic heart disease	Pharmacological optimization by anesthesiologist or GP
Frailty	G-8 score ≤14 points	Geriatrician evaluation
Social environment	Poor patient’s social situation	Personal interview with social assistant support to identify individual patient situation

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP, general practitioner; Hb, hemoglobin;HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.