• J Assoc Physicians India · Sep 2020

    Unmasking Hypoxia in COVID 19 - Six Minute Walk Test.

    • Rahul Pandit, Charudatt Vaity, Bindu Mulakavalupil, Anita Matthew, Kirti Sabnis, and Shashank Joshi.
    • Director, Fortis, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
    • J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Sep 1; 68 (9): 50-51.

    AbstractAcross the world healthcare systems are dealing with COVID 19. One of the main manifestations of this infection is varied degree of involvement of lung causing a spectrum of illness from mild lower respiratory tract infection to severe Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). One of the important clinical parameters is to identify hypoxia early to initiate higher level of care at the earliest. However, presence of silent or latent hypoxia has made this task a challenge in COVID 19. A simple 6-minute walk test (6MWT) to look for inducible hypoxia for a patient who looks comfortable and is not hypoxic at rest, helps in early detection of hypoxia and initiating early higher-level care. The 6MWT also helps in looking for discharge preparedness of patient. This simple tool has immense clinical applicability to ensure safe care of COVID 19 patients.

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