Time course of exercise capacity in patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia

Autor: Elisabetta Zampogna, Nicolino Ambrosino, Laura Saderi, Giovanni Sotgiu, Paola Bottini, Patrizia Pignatti, Rosella Centis, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Antonio Spanevello, Martina Zappa, Dina Visca
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, Vol 47, Iss 4 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-3756
DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20210076
Popis: ABSTRACT Objective: High prevalences of muscle weakness and impaired physical performance in hospitalized patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia have been reported. Our objective was to determine whether the level of exercise capacity after discharge would affect long-term functional outcomes in these patients. Methods: From three to five weeks after discharge from acute care hospitals (T0), patients underwent a six-minute walk test (6MWT) and were divided into two groups according to the distance walked in percentage of predicted values:
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