Acknowledgements:
Portions of these data were presented at the 2021 ICFSR (virtual) on September 29, 2021 during which we received helpful comments that informed this manuscript. The authors also wish to thank Kristina Hruska for constructive feedback on the study design, interpretation of findings and prior reports of these data. This work would not have been possible without the support of senior leadership at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and the many dedicated clinical colleagues who collaborated to offer these interdisciplinary prehabilitation services to patients during the perioperative period, we are humbled by their trust. Finally, we commend the hard work of the Veteran participants who cheerfully took on the burdens of this protocol and demonstrated such remarkable improvement.