FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR SURGERY BY A TIMED WALK

Overview

The FAST Walk study aims to determine whether a walking test called the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) can help identify people who are more likely to experience complications after surgery. This test will be completed before surgery. We hope that the results of this study will help improve care for patients having major surgery in the future.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥40 years
2. ≥1 risk factors for postoperative complications
3. Elective non-cardiac surgery with expected post-surgery stay ≥2 days
4. Preoperative 6MWT is feasible
5. Working knowledge of official language(s) in country of study recruitment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Endovascular surgery
2. Lower limb orthopedic surgery
3. Contraindications to 6MWT