Comparison of 6-min walk test distance vs. estimated maximum oxygen consumption for predicting postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aims to evaluate the predictive ability of estimated maximum oxygen consumption (e[Formula: see text]O_2max) and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in adult surgical patients undergoing major upper abdominal surgery.

Method

This study was conducted by collecting data prospectively from a single center. The two predictive variables in the study were defined as 6MWD and e[Formula: see text]O_2max. Patients scheduled for elective major upper abdominal surgery from March 2019 to May 2021 were included. The 6MWD was measured for all patients before surgery. e[Formula: see text]O_2max was calculated using the regression model of Burr, which uses 6MWD, age, gender, weight, and resting

SUBMITTER: Yin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10207746 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature