Oxygen desaturation during a 6-min walk identifies a COPD phenotype with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality
M. Waatevik and co-investigators from Bergen, Norway, have added to the evidence that smokers with airflow limitation who have oxygen desaturation during a 6-min walk test (6MWT) are: 50% more likely to have respiratory exacerbations; more rapidly lose lung function; and have twice the mortality rat...
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| Published in: | The European respiratory journal Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 1 - 2 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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England
01-07-2016
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| Summary: | M. Waatevik and co-investigators from Bergen, Norway, have added to the evidence that smokers with airflow limitation who have oxygen desaturation during a 6-min walk test (6MWT) are: 50% more likely to have respiratory exacerbations; more rapidly lose lung function; and have twice the mortality rate when compared with patients who do not desaturate [1]. Uniquely, they also found that "desaturators" were much more likely to become cachectic (lose fat-free body mass) during follow-up. |
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| ISSN: | 0903-1936 1399-3003 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/13993003.00884-2016 |