Use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing to evaluate long COVID-19 symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MS Durstenfeld, K Sun, P Tahir, MJ Peluso… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Reduced exercise capacity is commonly reported among individuals with COVID-
19 symptoms more than 3 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection (long COVID-19 [LC]) …

[HTML][HTML] Prehabilitation before major intra-abdominal cancer surgery: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

G Thomas, MR Tahir, BC Bongers… - European Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Although prehabilitation programmes for patients undergoing major intra-
abdominal cancer surgery have been shown to improve pre-operative physical fitness, the …

Effect of multimodal prehabilitation on reducing postoperative complications and enhancing functional capacity following colorectal cancer surgery: the PREHAB …

CJL Molenaar, EM Minnella, M Coca-Martinez… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Colorectal surgery is associated with substantial morbidity rates and a lowered
functional capacity. Optimization of the patient's condition in the weeks prior to surgery may …

[HTML][HTML] Symptom persistence despite improvement in cardiopulmonary health–insights from longitudinal CMR, CPET and lung function testing post-COVID-19

MP Cassar, EM Tunnicliffe, N Petousi… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The longitudinal trajectories of cardiopulmonary abnormalities and symptoms
following infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are unclear. We sought to describe …

Multimodal prehabilitation during neoadjuvant therapy prior to esophagogastric cancer resection: effect on cardiopulmonary exercise test performance, muscle mass …

SK Allen, V Brown, D White, D King, J Hunt… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Neoadjuvant therapy reduces fitness, muscle mass, and quality of life (QOL).
For patients undergoing chemotherapy and surgery for esophagogastric cancer …

Accuracy of respiratory gas variables, substrate, and energy use from 15 CPET systems during simulated and human exercise

B Van Hooren, T Souren… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Various systems are available for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), but
their accuracy remains largely unexplored. We evaluate the accuracy of 15 popular CPET …

[HTML][HTML] Perioperative Management of Elderly patients (PriME): recommendations from an Italian intersociety consensus

P Aceto, R Antonelli Incalzi, G Bettelli, M Carron… - Aging Clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Surgical outcomes in geriatric patients may be complicated by factors such as
multiple comorbidities, low functional performance, frailty, reduced homeostatic capacity …

ARTP statement on cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2021

A Pritchard, P Burns, J Correia… - BMJ open …, 2021 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has become an invaluable tool in healthcare,
improving the diagnosis of disease and the quality, efficacy, assessment and safety of …

impact of exercise on physical frailty in patients with chronic liver disease

FR Williams, A Berzigotti, JM Lord… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Physical frailty is common in chronic liver disease and the setting of liver
transplantation. It is associated with poor quality of life, increased hospitalisation and …

Prehabilitation

J Durrand, R Hackett, D Yates, G Danjoux - Perioperative Medicine …, 2016 - Springer
Despite advances in surgical care over recent decades, major surgery still carries a
significant burden of morbidity. Perioperative research and improvement strategies have …