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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:671. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.028
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The Importance of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Prediction of Surgical Risk: Letter 2

James M. Prentis, MBBS, MRCP, Derek Randles, MBBS, FRCA, Chris Snowden, MD, MBBS

Department of Anesthetics, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

(Email: james.prentis@nuth.nhs.uk).

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To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Forshaw and colleagues [1] concerning the efficacy of cardiopulmonary exercise testing before esophagectomy. The low perioperative mortality rate of 1.3% in such a major surgical procedure is to be commended and demonstrates the difficulties in using mortality as the only outcome endpoint in a small study group.

As discussed, we would support the likely cause for the lack of association between complications and cardiopulmonary exercise . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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