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

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What 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

SUBMITTER: Rose GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature