Anaes SAQs · Preoperative assessment & risk
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for perioperative risk stratification
The CPET SAQ — the anaerobic threshold (AT under 11 mL/kg/min = high risk), the VO2 max (under 15 = high risk), the VE/VO2 slope, and the decisions it informs (surgery vs alternative, perioperative monitoring, critical-care bed).
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Describe the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and its role in the perioperative risk stratification. Include the key variables it measures, the thresholds for the high-risk patient, and the clinical decisions it informs.
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Describe the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and its role in the perioperative risk stratification. Include the key variables it measures, the thresholds for the high-risk patient, and the clinical decisions it informs.
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- [3]Older PO, Levett DZH. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Surgery. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2017.PMID 28511024