Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness relative to sex improves surgical risk stratification.
George A RoseRichard G DaviesJared TorkingtonRonan M G BergIan R AppaduraiDavid C PooleDamian M BaileyPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2023)
Low CRF accounted for more deaths than traditional CVD risk factors and when CRF was considered relative to sex, the disproportionate number of females stratified unfit was corrected. These findings support clinical consideration of 'sex-specific' CRF thresholds to better inform postoperative mortality and improve surgical risk stratification.