Association of six-minute walk test distance with postoperative complications in non-cardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of a multicentre prospective cohort study.
CONCLUSION: Preoperative 6MWT distance had a modest association with moderate or severe complications after inpatient non-cardiac surgery. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal role of the 6MWT as an objective exercise test for informing preoperative risk stratification.
PMID: 33442834 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ramos RJ, Ladha KS, Cuthbertson BH, Shulman MA, Myles PS, Wijeysundera DN, METS Study Investigators Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research
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