The role of peak oxygen consumption measurement in predicting postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with early stage lung cancer

Introduction: The best survival rates are achieved in early stage lung cancer patients who had undergone surgical resection. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) is an important preoperative test because of its ability to detect disturbance in oxygen transport system which inturn is related to development of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to identify the value of peak oxygen consumption (peakVO2) measurement in...