Short-term high-intensity interval training improves fitness before surgery: A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Improving cardiopulmonary reserve, or peak oxygen consumption( V˙ O_2peak ), may reduce postoperative complications; however, this may be difficult to achieve between diagnosis and surgery. Our primary aim was to assess the efficacy of an approximate 14-session, preoperative high-intensity interval training(HIIT) program to increase V˙ O_2peak by a clinically relevant 2 ml·kg^-1 ·min^-1 . Our secondary aim was to document clinical outcomes.

Methodology

In this prospective study, participants aged 45-85 undergoing major abdominal surgery were randomized to standard care or 14 sessions of HIIT over 4 weeks. HIIT sessions involved approximately 30 min of stationary cycling. Interval training alternated 1 min of high (with the goal

SUBMITTER: Woodfield JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306492 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature