Key result
Study protocol describes CPET risk score evaluation for colorectal surgery outcomes without reporting results.
Why the study?
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is used for preoperative risk assessment but remains imperfect and postoperative management based on CPET risk prediction varies.
Does a retrospectively applied de novo cardiopulmonary exercise testing risk score better predict postoperative outcomes in colorectal patients compared to individually assigned clinical risk scores?
Observational
No
Does a retrospectively applied de novo cardiopulmonary exercise testing risk score better predict postoperative outcomes in colorectal patients compared to individually assigned clinical risk scores?
Local CPET data review may refine postoperative pathways; leaves open standardization and prospective validation.
Objective: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has long been used in understanding a patient’s preoperative risk status; however, it remains an imperfect science and managing patients postoperatively in accordance with CPET-based risk prediction can vary. We aimed to assess our local data to review the quality of each individualised risk assessment and aid in the planning of patients’ postoperative care pathways.
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Parker et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Colorectal surgery. Individually assigned CPET risk scores versus de novo CPET risk score was evaluated on Postoperative outcomes. The abstract outlines the objective to retrospectively review the association of cardiopulmonary exercise testing risk scores with postoperative outcomes in colorectal patients, reporting no results.
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