Implementation of Brief Submaximal Cardiopulmonary Testing in a High-Volume Presurgical Evaluation Clinic: Feasibility Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Precise functional capacity assessment is a critical component for preoperative risk stratification. Brief submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (smCPET) has shown diagnostic utility in various cardiopulmonary conditions.

Objective

This study aims to determine if smCPET could be implemented in a high-volume presurgical evaluation clinic and, when compared to structured functional capacity surveys, if smCPET could better discriminate low functional capacity (≤4.6 metabolic equivalents [METs]).

Methods

After institutional approval, 43 participants presenting for noncardiac surgery who met the following inclusion criteria were enrolled: aged 60 years and older, a Revised Cardiac Risk Index of ≤2, and self-reported METs of ≥4.6 (self-endorsed ability to c

SUBMITTER: Carr ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11888076 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature