The physiological and disturbing effects of surgical face masks in the COVID-19 era
| Autor: | M. Sindel, D. Erbas, H. Dirol, T. Ozdemir, E. Alkan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Respiratory rate business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Light Exercise Masks COVID-19 Forestry Walking Surgical mask Anesthesia Heart rate Materials Chemistry Media Technology medicine Itching Humans medicine.symptom business Pandemics Cardiopulmonary disease Oxygen saturation (medicine) |
| Zdroj: | Bratislavske lekarske listy. 122(11) |
| ISSN: | 0006-9248 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: In the COVID-19 pandemic, the concern about mask-harmful effects disturbed mask-adherence. However, it is not certain whether the masks cause cardiopulmonary overload. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the physiological and disturbing effects of surgical face masks during exercise. METHOD: The study was conducted in a tertiary hospital with 100 healthy volunteers between September 2020 and January 2021. Individuals with impaired walking, cardiopulmonary disease, and smoking were not included in the study. Initially, respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) were measured. Participants underwent 6-minute walking test (6MWT) with and without surgical masks. Mask-discomfort questionnaire was applied before and after 6 MWT with the mask. RESULTS: Surgical masks during 6 MWTs significantly increased HR, RR, and EtCO2 levels (p |
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