Postoperative changes in fatigue, physical function and body composition: An analysis of the amalgamated data from five randomized trials on patients undergoing colorectal surgery

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 588-593

  Jensen, M B ^a   Houborg, K B ^a   Norager C B ^b   Henriksen, M G ^a   Laurberg, S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fatigue; Postoperative care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNEE FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OPEN SURGERY; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 79953304289     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02232.x     Document Type: Article

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