Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines Committee and key Canadian
opinion leaders believed there was a need for up to date guidelines that used the Grading of …

Background The present interdisciplinary consensus review proposes clinical
considerations and recommendations for anaesthetic practice in patients undergoing …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. In April
2013, an extensive evidence review was conducted, which included a literature review …

Background. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is used as a preoperative risk-
stratification tool for patients undergoing non-cardiopulmonary intra-abdominal surgery …

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of a preoperative medically
supervised exercise program on outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) …

There is a consistent relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, and health
across almost all clinical contexts, including the perioperative setting. Physiological …

Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is increasingly used in the
preoperative assessment of patients undergoing major surgery. The objective of this study …

The surgical patient population is increasingly elderly and comorbid and poses challenges
to perioperative physicians. Accurate preoperative risk stratification is important to direct …

Background Of all older patients that opt for elective colorectal surgery, approximately one-
third has one or more postoperative complications, particularly those patients with a low …

Major perioperative cardiac events are estimated to complicate between 1.4% and 3.9% of
surgeries. Because most surgeries are elective, there is the opportunity to implement …