Preoperative aerobic fitness is a predictor of postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy
Low preoperative aerobic fitness is prevalent in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy and a predictor of impaired postoperative outcomes. Aerobic fitness should therefore be included in the preoperative work-up and optimized accordingly in unfit patients scheduled to undergo pancreatoduodenectomy.
Authors
- Allard G Wijma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-4715)
- Maarten W. Nijkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5074-2032)
- Mayella Kuikhoven
- Frederik J.H. Hoogwater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-7185)
- Bart Chateau Bongers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1948-9788)
- Joost M. Klaase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-2280)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pancreatology
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2025.09.023
- Primary Topic
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00