Waite, R; Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK.
Hargreaves, D

British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) [Br J Hosp Med (Lond)] 2025 Jul 25; Vol. 86 (7), pp. 1-4.
Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 04.

Perioperative functional assessment is used to inform perioperative risk estimation and to target interventions such as prehabilitation, particularly in higher-risk cohorts. There are a variety of measures used and practice is variable. UK national guidance recommends cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) or alternative objective measures when reduced functional capacity is identified on screening.