Open AccessPerformance in 6-min walk test in prediction of post-operative pulmonary complication in major oncosurgeries: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Sethu Lekshmi Sathyaprasad,
Mary Ann Thomas,
Frenny Ann Philip,
K M Jagathnath Krishna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_533_19
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , logistic regression , prospective cohort study , exact test , mann–whitney u test , surgery , anesthesia
Post-operative pulmonary complications (PPC) contribute to increased morbidity and mortality, necessitating pre-operative functional assessment. Six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple option for functional assessment.