Why the study?
Does pre-operative cardiopulmonary exercise testing predict post-operative morbidity in patients undergoing hepato-biliary and pancreas cancer surgery?
Does pre-operative cardiopulmonary exercise testing predict post-operative morbidity in patients undergoing hepato-biliary and pancreas cancer surgery?
Pre-operative anaerobic threshold (AT) around 10.5 mL/min/kg during CPET is associated with worse post-operative outcomes in hepato-biliary and pancreas cancer surgery.
May aid risk stratification before HPB cancer surgery; extends CPET prognostic evidence in this population.
The CPET variable most reported and relevant to morbidity in both liver and pancreas cancer surgery appeared to be AT. A pre-operative AT of approximately 10.5 mL min⁻¹.Kg⁻¹ seems to be associated with a worse post-operative convalescence.
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