Preoperative aerobic fitness and perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing cystectomy before and after implementation of a national lockdown

Preoperative aerobic fitness and perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing cystectomy before and after implementation of a national lockdown

Background: Lower fitness is a predictor of adverse outcomes after radical cystectomy. Lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic affected daily physical activity. We hypothesised that lockdown during the pandemic was associated with a reduction in preoperative aerobic fitness and an increase in...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Tetlow, Amy Dewar, Pietro Arina, Melanie Tan, Ashwin N. Sridhar, John D. Kelly, Nishkantha Arulkumaran, Robert C.M. Stephens, Daniel S. Martin, Suneetha R. Moonesinghe, John Whittle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:BJA Open
Subjects:
aerobic fitness
COVID-19 lockdown
CPET
postoperative morbidity
radical cystectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277260962300134X

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