Publications by authors named "Anna Carolina de Azevedo"
Respir Care
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Continuous monitoring of pulse oximetry (SpO2) during the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is important for patients with chronic respiratory diseases to record desaturation levels and may lead to walking interruptions when SpO2 drops below 80%.
- A study with 145 participants showed that regardless of real-time SpO2 monitoring, the distance walked in the 6MWT was similar between groups, although those who had interruptions due to severe desaturation walked significantly shorter distances.
- No serious adverse events were reported during the testing, suggesting that monitoring does not pose additional risks despite the potential for exercise-induced desaturation.
