A CPET test collects a substantial amount of information on how the cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic and muscular system responses to maximal exercise. There is evidence to suggest a persons VO2 peak, Anaerobic Threshold, and Ventilatory Equivalence for CO2 are aligned with morbidity and mortality, especially post-surgery. The CPET team are interested in maximising CPETs potential to use other variables collected during the test to help predict outcomes for surgical patients. 

 

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We use the data we collect from CPET tests to conduct various research projects:

-The associations between Heart Rate Recovery and Cardiovascular Disease.

-The relationship between Metabolic Flexibility and Morbidity post-surgery.

-How body composition can be a predictor of CPET variables and post-surgical outcomes.

-The effectiveness of prehabilitation programmes on fitness.