A.F.J.M. Heldens

Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a physical exercise training program during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in individual patients with rectal cancer prior to major elective surgery

A.F.J.M. Heldens, Bart C. Bongers, Judith de Vos‐Geelen et al. · European Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2016 · 111 citations · Full text

Surgical Oncology, Physical Activity, Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy +15

The association between performance parameters of physical fitness and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: An evaluation of care data

A.F.J.M. Heldens, Bart C. Bongers, Antoine F. Lenssen et al. · European Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2017 · 38 citations · Full text

Physical Activity, Prehabilitation, Physical Fitness +10

Relation between preoperative aerobic fitness estimated by steep ramp test performance and postoperative morbidity in colorectal cancer surgery: prospective observational study

Anne C.M. Cuijpers, A.F.J.M. Heldens, Martijn J.L. Bours et al. · British journal of surgery · 2021 · 26 citations · Full text

Physical Activity, Surgery, Prehabilitation +19

Aerobic fitness and muscle density play a vital role in postoperative complications in colorectal cancer surgery

Anne C.M. Cuijpers, Bart C. Bongers, A.F.J.M. Heldens et al. · Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2022 · 16 citations · Full text

Variation in Preoperative and Postoperative Physical Therapist Management of Patients Opting for Elective Abdominal Surgery

Christel A. van Beijsterveld, A.F.J.M. Heldens, Bart C. Bongers et al. · Physical Therapy · 2019 · 10 citations · Full text