Patients' inability to perform a preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise test or demonstrate an anaerobic threshold is associated with inferior outcomes after major colorectal surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 607-611

  Lai, C W ^a,b   Minto, G ^a,b   Challand, C P ^a,b   Hosie, K B ^a   Sneyd, J R ^a,b   Creanor, S ^b   Struthers, R A ^a,b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise test; General surgery; Length of stay; Mortality; Preoperative care; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84888264149     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet193     Document Type: Article

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