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

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...

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Main Authors: Catherine L. Boereboom, Rachel B. McGuinness, Philip J. J. Herrod, James E. M. Blackwell, Tanvir S. Sian, Hannah Boyd‐Carson, John P. Williams, Jonathan N. Lund, Bethan E. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:JCSM Rapid Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rco2.36