Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.

Wijeysundera DN, Salbach NM, Chan MTV, Alibhai SMH, Puts MTE, Jerath A, Khadaroo R, Ehtesham S, Pazmino-Canizares J, Ladha KS, Granton JT, Amado L, Duceppe E, Hladkowicz E, Lee SM, Macdonell SY, Parotto M, Perlas A, Serrano PE, Thorleifson MD, van Vlymen JM, van Waes J, Racz E, Wilmhurst L, McIsaac DI, FAST Walk Study Investigators.

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111
Published: 2026-01-05
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111,
  title = {Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.},
  author = {Wijeysundera DN and  Salbach NM and  Chan MTV and  Alibhai SMH and  Puts MTE and  Jerath A and  Khadaroo R and  Ehtesham S and  Pazmino-Canizares J and  Ladha KS and  Granton JT and  Amado L and  Duceppe E and  Hladkowicz E and  Lee SM and  Macdonell SY and  Parotto M and  Perlas A and  Serrano PE and  Thorleifson MD and  van Vlymen JM and  van Waes J and  Racz E and  Wilmhurst L and  McIsaac DI and  FAST Walk Study Investigators.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.
AU  - Wijeysundera DN
AU  -  Salbach NM
AU  -  Chan MTV
AU  -  Alibhai SMH
AU  -  Puts MTE
AU  -  Jerath A
AU  -  Khadaroo R
AU  -  Ehtesham S
AU  -  Pazmino-Canizares J
AU  -  Ladha KS
AU  -  Granton JT
AU  -  Amado L
AU  -  Duceppe E
AU  -  Hladkowicz E
AU  -  Lee SM
AU  -  Macdonell SY
AU  -  Parotto M
AU  -  Perlas A
AU  -  Serrano PE
AU  -  Thorleifson MD
AU  -  van Vlymen JM
AU  -  van Waes J
AU  -  Racz E
AU  -  Wilmhurst L
AU  -  McIsaac DI
AU  -  FAST Walk Study Investigators.
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111
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APA

DN, W., NM, S., MTV, C., SMH, A., MTE, P., A, J., R, K., S, E., J, P., KS, L., JT, G., L, A., E, D., E, H., SM, L., SY, M., M, P., A, P., PE, S., MD, T., JM, V. V., J, V. W., E, R., L, W., DI, M., & Investigators., F. W. S. (2026). Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111

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