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]) …

BACKGROUND Although prehabilitation programmes for patients undergoing major intra-
abdominal cancer surgery have been shown to improve pre-operative physical fitness, the …

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 …

Background The longitudinal trajectories of cardiopulmonary abnormalities and symptoms
following infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are unclear. We sought to describe …

Purpose Various systems are available for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), but
their accuracy remains largely unexplored. We evaluate the accuracy of 15 popular CPET …

Background Neoadjuvant therapy reduces fitness, muscle mass, and quality of life (QOL).
For patients undergoing chemotherapy and surgery for esophagogastric cancer …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has become an invaluable tool in healthcare,
improving the diagnosis of disease and the quality, efficacy, assessment and safety of …

Background Surgical outcomes in geriatric patients may be complicated by factors such as
multiple comorbidities, low functional performance, frailty, reduced homeostatic capacity …

Abstract Aim The “2024 aha/acc/acs/asnc/hrs/sca/scct/scmr/svm Guideline for Perioperative
Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery” provides recommendations to guide …

Despite advances in surgical care over recent decades, major surgery still carries a
significant burden of morbidity. Perioperative research and improvement strategies have …