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Abstract

Behavior

Effects of Surgical Masks on Cardiopulmonary Function in Healthy Subjects

Published: February 12th, 2021

DOI:

10.3791/62121

1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 2The Rehabilitation Medicine Lab of Guangzhou Medical University, 3Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Enhanced Recovery after Abdominal Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 4Department of Rehabilitation Therapy, Guangzhou Medical University, 5Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sun University

* These authors contributed equally

Abstract

We study the effect of surgical masks on cardiopulmonary function based on a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). This study shows that surgical masks reduce cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and ventilation in healthy young subjects and wearing masks might affect aerobic exercise capacity more in female subjects than in male subjects.

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