Assessment of physical fitness for esophageal surgery, and targeting interventions to optimize outcomes

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 529-539

  Feeney, C ^a   Hussey, J ^a   Carey, M ^a   Reynolds, J V ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Physical fitness; Pulmonary complication

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ATELECTASIS; BODY COMPOSITION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

BODY COMPOSITION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LUNG; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957132961     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01058.x     Document Type: Review

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