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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test: Interpretation and Application in Perioperative Medicine

Dr Oliver Quick1†, Dr Carlen Reed-Poysden2

1Specialist Trainee in Anaesthesia, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Treliske, UK 2Consultant in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Treliske, UK

Edited by: Dr L. J. Herbert, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Treliske, UK

†Corresponding author e-mail: oli.quick@outlook.com

Published June 7, 2022

Abstract

Within this tutorial we will examine key Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tolerance Test (CPET) variables, explore common patterns of physiological deviation by exercise-limiting pathology and then explain how to use these results to plan the perioperative journey.

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