Open Access<p>Factors Associated with Exercise-Induced Desaturation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Cheng-Yen Chang,
Horng Chyuan Lin,
Chia Hung Yang,
Shu Ting Gan,
ChiCheng Huang,
FuTsai Chung,
Han Chung Hu,
Shu Min Lin,
Chih Hao Chang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s272511
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , atrial fibrillation , body mass index , comorbidity , pulmonary function testing , oxygen therapy , logistic regression , cardiology , pulmonary disease , vital capacity , multivariate analysis , physical therapy , lung function , lung , diffusing capacity
The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a useful tool to assess the physiologic function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The recent study showed that patients with COPD with oxygen desaturation during the 6MWT had an increased risk of exacerbation and death compared with those without oxygen desaturation. This study aimed to explore the potential risk factors for exercise-induced desaturation (EID) in patients with COPD.