Using a quick timed‐up‐and‐go test to predict surgical risk

• Main Authors: Catherine L. Boereboom (Author), Rachel B. McGuinness (Author), Philip J. J. Herrod (Author), James E. M. Blackwell (Author), Tanvir S. Sian (Author), Hannah Boyd‐Carson (Author), John P. Williams (Author), Jonathan N. Lund (Author), Bethan E. Phillips (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has important implications for post‐operative recovery. The timed‐up‐and‐go (TUG) test is a cheap and simple method to assess a patient's functional performance; although how well TUG correlates with results of a cardiopulmonary exercise test...