Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for participation in the study

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Patients >18 yr of age	Any patient who is unable to exercise
Patients must sign informed consent	Patient is deemed unacceptable for surgery after evaluation in the Pre-anaesthesia Assessment Center
Patients screened in the Pre-anaesthesia Assessment Center	Surgery is cancelled for any reason
Patients must be scheduled for one of the following (frequency of surgery)	The patient suffers any of the following within 3 months before visiting the Pre-anaesthesia Assessment Center
Gastrectomy (3)	Myocardial infarction
Pancreatectomy (2)	Cerebrovascular event
Radical cystectomy (14)	Transient ischaemic attack
Radical nephrectomy (1)	Pulmonary embolic event
Radical transabdominal tumour debulking (2)	Existing acute or chronic deep vein thrombosis
Pelvic exenteration (5)	Pregnancy
Low anterior resection (1)
Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (4)