The association of pre-operative physical fitness and physical activity with outcome after scheduled major abdominal surgery.

Autor: Dronkers JJ; Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, the Netherlands. dronkersj@zgv.nl, Chorus AM, van Meeteren NL, Hopman-Rock M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anaesthesia [Anaesthesia] 2013 Jan; Vol. 68 (1), pp. 67-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 05.
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12066
Abstrakt: We studied whether reported physical activity and measurements of fitness (hand, leg and inspiration) were associated with postoperative in-hospital mortality, length of stay and discharge destination in 169 patients after major oncological abdominal surgery. In multivariate analysis, adequate activity level (OR 5.5, 95% CI 1.4-21.9) and inspiratory muscle endurance (OR 5.2, 95% CI 1.4-19.1) were independently associated with short-term mortality, whereas conventional factors, such as age and heart disease, were not. Adequate activity level (OR 6.7, 95% CI 1.4-3.0) was also independently associated with discharge destination. The factors that were independently associated with a shorter length of hospital stay were as follows: absence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 0.6, 95% CI 0.3-1.1); adequate activity level (HR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4-0.8); and inspiratory muscle strength (HR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5-0.9). For all postoperative outcomes physical activity and fitness significantly improved the predictive value compared with known risk factors, such as age and comorbidities. We conclude that pre-operative questionnaires of physical activity and measurements of fitness contribute to the prediction of postoperative outcomes.
(Anaesthesia © 2012 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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