<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The assessment of functional capacity is a significant part of the preoperative evaluation of patients proposed for both thoracic and abdominal surgery. The cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is the most comprehensive exercise test currently used. It provides an objective assessment of the patient's training level and an individualised risk profile for complications and guides the perioperative care. This article provides a brief description of the roles of CPET in thoracic surgery. Guidelines recommend it for perioperative assessments because of its prognostic value, its utility in the postoperative period and in pulmonary rehabilitation programmes.</p></abstract>

The assessment of functional capacity is a significant part of the preoperative evaluation of patients proposed for both thoracic and abdominal surgery. The cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is the most comprehensive exercise test currently used. It provides an objective assessment of the patient's training level and an individualised risk profile for complications and guides the perioperative care. This article provides a brief description of the roles of CPET in thoracic surgery. Guidelines recommend it for perioperative assessments because of its prognostic value, its utility in the postoperative period and in pulmonary rehabilitation programmes.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in thoracic surgery

“Carol Davila” Univesity of Medicine and Pharmacy

Pneumologia

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Testarea cardio-pulmonară la efort în chirurgia toracică

The assessment of functional capacity is a significant part of the preoperative evaluation of patients proposed for both thoracic and abdominal surgery. The...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in thoracic surgery

Article Category: General Reviews

Published Online: Jul 27, 2020

Page range: 3 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2020-0001

Keywords
cardiopulmonary exercise test, functional capacity, thoracic surgery

© 2020 Irina Pele et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in thoracic surgery

Article Category: General Reviews

Published Online: Jul 27, 2020

Page range: 3 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2020-0001

Keywordscardiopulmonary exercise test, functional capacity, thoracic surgery

© 2020 Irina Pele et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cardiopulmonary exercise test, functional capacity, thoracic surgery