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    • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
    • Perioperative medicine
    • Surgical risk assessment

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    • Physical performance is a key prognostic factor for perioperative mortality and morbidity.
    • Spiroergometry is increasingly significant in preoperative assessment.
    • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides insights into functional capacity and potential cardiocirculatory or pulmonary disorders.

    Purpose:

    • To highlight the significance of spiroergometry in preoperative assessment.
    • To define risk indicators from spiroergometry, such as VO2max < 15 ml/kg/min, VO2 at VT1 < 11 ml/kg/min, and VE/VCO2 at VT1 > 34.
    • To emphasize the role of prehabilitation and individualized training plans based on performance diagnostics.

    Summary:

    • Spiroergometry measures functional capacity and identifies cardiocirculatory or pulmonary issues.
    • Specific values (e.g., VO2max < 15 ml/kg/min) indicate increased surgical risk.
    • Prehabilitation, guided by performance diagnostics, improves outcomes, especially in abdominal, thoracic, and hepatobiliary surgery.

    Impact:

    • Optimized individual training plans can be developed using performance diagnostic data.
    • Risk evaluation aids in planning surgical and anesthetic procedures.
    • Interdisciplinary teamwork is essential for accurate interpretation and application of complex spiroergometric results.