Preoperative physical activity levels and postoperative pulmonary complications post-esophagectomy

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 489-494

  Feeney, C ^a   Reynolds, J V ^b,c   Hussey, J ^d  

^a Physiotherapy Department   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Physical activity; Postoperative pulmonary complication

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPIROMETRY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 80053014053     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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