Open Access'CORRELATION OF 6 MINUTE WALK TEST WITH CLINICO-RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN STABLE COPD PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Manish Meena,
Abha Singh,
Shashi Prakash Agnihotri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/8101791
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , radiological weapon , grading (engineering) , airway , respiratory system , correlation , radiology , physical therapy , cardiology , surgery , civil engineering , geometry , mathematics , engineering
Background: Six minute walk test (6MWT), represent a useful marker for exercise capacity and dynamic hyperination of COPD patients.Highresolution computed tomography (HRCT) has allowed in detection of airway wall abnormalities and emphysema, whose extent may correlate withthe clinical severity of the disease in COPD patients.Material & methods: A cross sectional study was carried in 100 COPD patients attending Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute ofrespiratory diseases, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, during June 2018 to May 2019.All patients underwent clinically (Modied Medical ResearchCouncil), radiologically (HRCT) &6MWT.Results:The 6MWTshowed that a negative correlation to dyspnea (mMRC grading), emphysema score & post FEV1% predicted (p<0.0001).Conclusion:The HRCTemphysema score can be used as an initial parameter for identify patients with high risk for COPD.