Oxygen desaturation during the six-minute walk test in COPD patients

Oxygen desaturation during the six-minute walk test in COPD patients

Objective: To evaluate the behavior of oxygen saturation curves throughout the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with COPD. Methods: We included 85 patients, all of whom underwent spirometry and were classified as having moderate COPD (modCOPD, n = 30) or severe COPD (sevCOPD, n = 55). Al...

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Main Authors: Maria Ângela Fontoura Moreira, Gabriel Arriola de Medeiros, Francesco Pinto Boeno, Paulo Roberto Stefani Sanches, Danton Pereira da Silva Júnior, André Frotta Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
Teste de esforço
Monitorização transcutânea dos gases sanguíneos
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