PREOPERATIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AND POSTOPERATIVE BURDEN IN CANCER PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Rodrigo Cardoso Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Mariana Guedes Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Nicolle Pauli Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Gabriela Ehrenbrink Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Keily Poças Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Carolina Castro Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto FG, EPE (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-4470
  • Carla Salomé Santos Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto FG, EPE (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal
  • Cristine Schmidt Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Cardiovascular R& D Center (UnIC) and Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-2068
  • Daniel Moreira-Gonçalves Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics Group, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto FG, EPE (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-7405

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34635/rpc.932

Keywords:

preoperative physical activity levels, cancer, postoperative complications, length of stay, mortality

Abstract

Introduction: There is a growing interest to understand the impact of preoperative physical activity (PA) levels in postoperative morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the levels of PA in patients with head/neck or gastric cancer through accelerometry and compare postoperative burden among those “complying” or “not complying” with PA recommendations.

Methods: We conducted an observational, longitudinal and prospective study in newly diagnosed patients with gastric or head/ neck cancer, recruited at IPO-Porto. The levels of PA were evaluated through accelerometry. Data about postoperative burden (complications, length of hospital stay and mortality) were collected from clinical records.

Results: A total of 81 patients were recruited, mostly men (76.5%), with an average age 61.8±11.55 years, 69.08±15.55 kg of weight and a BMI of 25.82±5.29 kg/m2. Fifty-four patients had a diagnosis of gastric cancer (66.7%) and 27 had head/neck cancer (33.3%). Patients spent 54% of their wearing time in sedentary behavior, 42% in light PA, and 4% in moderate to vigorous PA. Their median weekly MVPA was 132 (3-1860) min, and only 46.9% of patients accomplished the minimum amount of MVPA/week recommendations. No differences were noted among gastric and head/neck cancer patients. Regarding postoperative burden, 23.4% of patients had minor complications and 12.5% had major complications. The length of hospital stay was 13.86 ± 15.58 days and 9.9% deaths occurred after surgery. Postoperative mortality was superior among those patients “not complying” with international recommendations of PA (7 vs. 1 death).

Conclusion: Our data suggests that high preoperative PA levels may decrease the risk of postoperative mortality. Assessing preoperative levels of PA could bring value to identify those patients at greater risk of surgical burden and guide them to intervention designed to mitigate that risk by increasing their physical activity, such as prehabilitation.

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2022-02-02

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No. 51 (2021): Number 51 - October 2021

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