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ReviewExperimental physiology2022

'Fit for surgery': the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and postoperative outcomes.

George A Rose, Richard G Davies, Ian R Appadurai, Ian M Williams, Mohamad Bashir, Ronan M G Berg, David C Poole, Damian M Bailey

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Review in Experimental physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07609082 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Assessing Delivery Approaches for Prehabilitation Trials in Ovarian Cancer: A Pilot Feasibility Patient-Preference Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorJordan LeitchRan2026 to 2027Enrolled36ConditionsPrehabilitation, Preoperative Aerobic Training, Preoperative Care, Ovarian CancerArmsMultimodal Prehabilitation Program, Educational Materials
NCT07700459 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Randomised-controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Prehabilitation and a Structured Exercise Programme on Cardiorespiratory Performance in Adults Awaiting Elective Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: The ACE-CHD Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRan2026 to 2029Enrolled32ConditionsCongenital Heart Disease, Cardiac SurgeryArmsExercise prehabilitation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prehabilitation for patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy prior to cancer resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  17. Prehabilitation: tertiary prevention matters.The British journal of surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

George A RoseNeurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9598-6372
Richard G DaviesNeurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.
Ian R AppaduraiDepartment of Anaesthetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Ian M WilliamsNeurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.
Mohamad BashirNeurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.
Ronan M G BergNeurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5757-9506
David C PooleDepartments of Kinesiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
Damian M BaileyNeurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0498-7095
University of South Wales · GBKansas State University · USUniversity Hospital of Wales · GBUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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findingsWhat is the topic of this review? The relationships and physiological mechanisms underlying the clinical benefits of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients undergoing major intra-abdominal surgery. What advances does it highlight? Elevated CRF reduces postoperative morbidity/mortality, thus highlighting the importance of CRF as an independent risk factor. The vascular protection afforded by exercise prehabilitation can further improve surgical risk stratification and postoperative outcomes. ABSTRACT: Surgery accounts for 7.7% of all deaths globally and the number of procedures is increasing annually. A patient's 'fitness for surgery' describes the ability to tolerate a physiological insult, fundamental to risk assessment and care planning. We have evolved as obligate aerobes that rely on oxygen (O

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Cardiorespiratory FitnessExerciseExercise TestHumansPostoperative PeriodRisk Assessmentcardiorespiratory fitnessmortalityoxygen transportphysical activitysurgery

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PMID35579479
PMCPMC9545112
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