Effect of surgical and N95 facial masks on exercise tolerance, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation

Effect of surgical and N95 facial masks on exercise tolerance, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation

Background — Although wearing masks is inevitable these days, the effects of wearing them on physiologic parameters have not been reported. This study aimed to assess the effects of wearing no mask, a three-layer standard surgical mask, and wearing an N95 mask on blood oxygen saturation, aerobic tol...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hassabi, Shahin Salehi, Amir Hosein Abedi Yekta, Mohsen Qutbi, Azadeh Hakakzadeh, Mehrshad Poursaeid Esfahani, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Taheri Otaghsara, Seyedeh Sara Shams, Jennifer Parent-Nichols
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Limited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov) 2022-06-01
Series:Russian Open Medical Journal
Subjects:
covid-19
respiratory protective devices
n95 respirators
exercise test
Online Access:https://romj.org/node/473
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