Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and length of stay in patients undergoing major surgery

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-394

  Clayton, R A ^a   Bannard Smith, J P ^a   Washington, S J ^a   Wisely, N ^a   Columb, M ^a   Rees, L ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79954461996     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06725.x     Document Type: Letter

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