ASO Author Reflections: The Importance of the Preoperative Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery

Daniel Steffens^{1

2}, Neil Pillinger^{3

4}, Michael J Solomon^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. daniel.steffens@health.nsw.gov.au.
² Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. daniel.steffens@health.nsw.gov.au.
³ Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁵ Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁶ RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁷ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Daniel Steffens et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;28(12):7147-7148.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10266-w. Epub 2021 Jun 7.

Daniel Steffens^{1

2}, Neil Pillinger^{3

4}, Michael J Solomon^{5

3

6

7}

¹ Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. daniel.steffens@health.nsw.gov.au.
² Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. daniel.steffens@health.nsw.gov.au.
³ Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁵ Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁶ RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁷ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Preoperative Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Associated with Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.
Steffens D, Ismail H, Denehy L, Beckenkamp PR, Solomon M, Koh C, Bartyn J, Pillinger N. Steffens D, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov;28(12):7120-7146. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10251-3. Epub 2021 Jun 8. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021. PMID: 34101066 Free PMC article.

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