July 1, 1982British journal of surgery
Fatigue and cardiorespiratory function following abdominal surgery
Why the study?
Does uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery increase subjective feelings of fatigue and alter cardiorespiratory function in otherwise healthy patients?
Population
16 otherwise healthy patients undergoing uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery
Comparison
Uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery vs Preoperative baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Postoperative fatigue associates with orthostatic pulse changes after abdominal surgery; hypothesis-generating for mechanisms and recovery trials.
Structured PICO
Does uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery increase subjective feelings of fatigue and alter cardiorespiratory function in otherwise healthy patients?
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Population
16 otherwise healthy patients undergoing uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery
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Intervention
Uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery
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Comparator
Preoperative baseline
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Outcome
Subjective feelings of fatigue assessed using a constructed fatigue scale modelpatient reported
Uncomplicated elective abdominal surgery induces pronounced postoperative fatigue that persists for up to a month and correlates with altered orthostatic cardiovascular responses.
Cite This Study
Christensen et al. (1982) studied this question.