Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides a predictive tool for early and late outcomes in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 474-481

  Thompson, A R ^a   Peters, N ^a   Lovegrove, R E ^a   Ledwidge, S ^a   Kitching, A ^a   Magee, T R ^a   Galland, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Exercise testing; Preoperative care

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; APACHE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052580656     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588411X587235     Document Type: Article

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