TY - JOUR AU - Thomas, G. AU - West, M. A. AU - Browning, M. AU - Minto, G. AU - Swart, M. AU - Richardson, K. AU - McGarrity, L. AU - Jack, S. AU - Grocott, M. P. W. AU - Levett, D. Z. H. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/04 TI - Why women are not small men: sex-related differences in perioperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing JO - Perioperative Medicine SP - 18 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - The use of preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to evaluate the risk of adverse perioperative outcomes is increasingly prevalent. CPET-derived information enables personalised perioperative care and enhances shared decision-making. Sex-related differences in physical fitness are reported in non-perioperative literature. However, little attention has been paid to sex-related differences in the context of perioperative CPET. SN - 2047-0525 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-020-00148-2 DO - 10.1186/s13741-020-00148-2 ID - Thomas2020 ER -