ArticleBritish journal of anaesthesia2019
Ventilatory inefficiency adversely affects outcomes and longer-term survival after planned colorectal cancer surgery.
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- 'Fit for surgery': the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and postoperative outcomes.Experimental physiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundImpaired cardiorespiratory reserve is an accepted risk factor for patients having major surgery. Ventilatory inefficiency, defined by an elevated ratio of minute ventilation to carbon dioxide excretion (VE/VCO
methodsIn this retrospective study of 1375 patients who had undergone preoperative CPET followed by colorectal cancer surgery, we used receiver operating characteristic curve analysis to identify an optimal value of VE/VCO
resultsWe identified an optimal VE/VCO
conclusionsA significant proportion of patients having colorectal cancer surgery have ventilatory inefficiency observed on CPET, the majority of whom have no history of cardiorespiratory risk factors. This group of patients has significantly decreased survival both after surgery and in the long-term, irrespective of cancer stage. Survival might be improved by formal medical evaluation and intervention in this group.
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