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Sandy Jack

University of Southampton
Verified email at soton.ac.uk
Cited by 4632

The effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on physical fitness and survival in patients undergoing oesophagogastric cancer surgery

S Jack, MA West, D Raw, S Marwood, G Ambler… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by surgery for resectable oesophageal
or gastric cancer improves outcome when compared with surgery alone. However NAC …

[HTML][HTML] Multiphasic prehabilitation across the cancer continuum: a narrative review and conceptual framework

…, JK Silver, G Slooter, M West, S Jack… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The field of cancer survivorship has significantly advanced person-centered care throughout
the cancer continuum. Within cancer survivorship, the last decade has seen remarkable …

Prehabilitation before surgery: Is it for all patients?

MA West, S Jack, MPW Grocott - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the role of prehabilitation interventions in adult patients before elective
major surgery. Recent findings Exercise training before elective adult major surgery is …

[HTML][HTML] From theory to practice: an international approach to establishing prehabilitation programmes

…, GD Slooter, MP Grocott, F Carli, S Jack - Current Anesthesiology …, 2022 - Springer
Sandy JackSandy Jack … van Rooijen, Chloe Grimmett, Franco Carli and Sandy Jack
have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship. …

Validation of preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing-derived variables to predict in-hospital morbidity after major colorectal surgery

…, K Richardson, L McGarrity, S Jack… - Journal of British …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background In single-centre studies, postoperative complications are associated with reduced
fitness. This study explored the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness variables …

Wood smoke exposure, poverty and impaired lung function in Malawian adults

…, R Malamba, S White, S Jack… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution from burning biomass fuel is increasingly recognised
as a major global health concern. Biomass smoke is associated with chronic obstructive …

[HTML][HTML] The description of cough sounds by healthcare professionals

JA Smith, HL Ashurst, S Jack, AA Woodcock, JE Earis - Cough, 2006 - Springer
Background Little is known of the language healthcare professionals use to describe cough
sounds. We aimed to examine how they describe cough sounds and to assess whether …

Ventilatory responses to inhaled carbon dioxide, hypoxia, and exercise in idiopathic hyperventilation

S Jack, HB Rossiter, MG Pearson, SA Ward… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
Idiopathic hyperventilation (IH) is a poorly understood condition of sustained hypocapnia and
controversial etiology. Although behavioral/emotional factors may contribute, it is uncertain …

Patients' perceptions of quality of life during active treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer: the importance of preoperative exercise

SM Burke, J Brunet, CM Sabiston, S Jack… - Supportive Care in …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this longitudinal study was to explore advanced rectal cancer
patients' perceptions of quality of life (QoL) during participation in a pre-surgery structured …

Myosteatosis is associated with poor physical fitness in patients undergoing hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

…, M Abu Hilal, MR Edwards, S Jack… - Journal of cachexia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sandy Jack declares that she has no conflict of interest. Sander SS Rensen declares that
he has no conflict of interest. Michael PW Grocott declares that he has no conflict of interest. …