La prueba de caminata en seis minutos en la evaluación de la capacidad de ejercicio en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica / Six minutes walk for the assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Rev. méd. Chile
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136(8): 1056-1064, ago. 2008. graf, tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Exercise capacity can be evaluated in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), measuring the distance that patients are able to walk in 6 minutes (six-minute walk distance test; 6WDT). This test is simple to perform, inexpensive, reproducible and safe. It has been frequently employed for the assessment of COPD patients due to its high prognostic valué of mortality and its usefulness to evalúate long-term of therapeutic interventions. In severe stages of the disease, the declining results of the best are useful to detect worsening. This review describes the method, standardization and reference valúes for the 6WDY and the results obtained with different therapeutic interventions, based on data from the literature and from the authors experíence. We also review its predictive valué for mortality and its valué in the assessment of patients with more severe COPD.
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Asunto principal:
Caminata
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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Prueba de Esfuerzo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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