Association of preoperative spirometry with cardiopulmonary fitness and postoperative outcomes in surgical patients: A multicentre prospective cohort study
Background: Preoperative spirometry and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) may stratify risk for respiratory complications. This secondary analysis of the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) study examined whether CPET performance (i.e., cardiopulmonary fitness) confounds as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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| Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020301401 |