ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017
Usefulness of the desaturation-distance ratio from the six-minute walk test for patients with COPD.
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Abstract
purposeA straightforward, noninvasive method is needed to assess emphysema and pulmonary hypertension (PH) in COPD patients. The desaturation-distance ratio (DDR) is an index derived from the distance traveled and level of desaturation during a six-minute walk test (6MWT); it has previously been shown to be associated with percentage of forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration (%FEV PATIENTS AND
methodsWe collected the following data for 74 stable COPD outpatients: lung function tests (%FEV
resultsDDR correlated significantly with %FEV
conclusionThe results suggest that DDR is a good index of emphysema and PH in COPD patients. The 6MWT is widely used to assess COPD, and DDR could help with the early diagnosis of COPD.
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