Feasibility of the Glittre-ADL test in the preoperative period of thoracic surgery.

Isabelle da Nobrega Ferreira Ariane Moreira Carneiro de Oliveira Brenda Mesquita Dos Santos Agnaldo Jose Lopes

Published in: Physiotherapy theory and practice (2023)

Patients in the preoperative period of thoracic surgery have a reduced functional capacity to exertion, which can be explained at least in part by worse pulmonary gas exchange and body imbalance. Furthermore, TGlittre is possibly a prognostic test for postoperative complications, especially with respect to chest tube duration.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary hypertension
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
room temperature
patient reported