Proposed Modifications in the 6-Minute Walk Test for Potential Application in Patients With Mild COVID-19: A Step to Optimize Triage Guidelines

Anesth Analg. 2020 Aug;131(2):398-402. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004986.

Abstract

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MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Exercise Tolerance*
  • Fitness Trackers / standards
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Humans
  • Lung / physiopathology
  • Lung / virology*
  • Occupational Health / standards
  • Oximetry / standards
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Pandemics
  • Patient Safety / standards
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Triage / standards*
  • Walk Test / adverse effects
  • Walk Test / instrumentation
  • Walk Test / standards*