Association of a Preoperative Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Curative Resection for Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
This study aimed to elucidate whether preoperative physical activity plays a role in reducing short-term postoperative complications and improving long-term survival of patients with colorectal cancer.
DESIGN:
This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.
SETTINGS:
This study was conducted at a department of colorectal surgery in a tertiary teaching hospital between January 1995 and December 2016.
PATIENTS:
Patients who underwent curative resection for stage I to III primary colorectal cancer were enrolled. According to the preoperative leisure-time weekly metabolic equivalent of task values, patients were divided into 2 groups: the metabolic equivalent of task
Source: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Contributions: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: research
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