Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is increasingly used in the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing major surgery. The objective of this study was to investigate whether CPET can identify patients at risk of reduced survival after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.Prospectively collected data from consecutive patients who underwent CPET before elective open or endovascular AAA repair (EVAR) at two tertiary vascular centres between January 2007 and October 2012 were analysed. A symptom-limited maximal CPET was performed on each patient. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelling was used to identify risk factors associated with reduced survival.The study included 506 patients with a mean age of 73.4 (range 44-90). The majority (82.6
作者:S W, Grant;G L, Hickey;N A, Wisely;E D, Carlson;R A, Hartley;A C, Pichel;D, Atkinson;C N, McCollum
来源:British journal of anaesthesia 2015 年 114卷 3期