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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Comparison of master two-step exercise stress test versus six-min walk test in patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Ankit Kumar, Naveen Hegde, J Kumaravel, Ritin Mohindra, Roop Kishor Soni, Ramya Rathod, Mohan Kumar, Valliappan Muthu, Nanda Gamad, Amol N Patil and 1 more

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Ankit KumarDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Naveen HegdeDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
J KumaravelDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Ritin MohindraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Roop Kishor SoniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Ramya RathodDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Mohan KumarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Valliappan MuthuDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Nanda GamadDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Amol N PatilDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
P L SharmaDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

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Abstract

Background and Aim: There has been a lack of uniformity on how to triage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients visiting the emergency units of hospitals. Triage tools are themselves spreading the pandemic in hospital areas. The present study compared a master two-step (M2ST) exercise stress test versus a 6-min walk test (6MWT) in COVID-19-positive patients visiting the emergency unit of a hospital. Materials and Methods: Thirty-nine patients underwent 6MWT followed by M2ST, while another set of 38 patients underwent M2ST followed by 6MWT in this randomized, crossover, open-label, and noninferiority study. The exercise tests assessed the change from baseline in SpO Results: Noninferiority was established for SpO Conclusion: M2ST, a timesaving, cost-effective, and easy to perform exercise stress test, has been identified as a reliable alternative for 6MWT.

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COVID-19exercise stress testhospitalizationmaster two-step testSix-min walk distancesix-min walk testtriage

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PMCPMC10041178

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