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. 2022 Mar 21;8(1):00613-2021.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00613-2021. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Facemasks do not lead to abnormal gas exchange during treadmill exercise testing in children

Maria Christina Mallet  1   2 , Michael Hitzler  3 , Marco Lurà  3 , Claudia E Kuehni  1   4 , Nicolas Regamey  3
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Facemasks do not lead to abnormal gas exchange during treadmill exercise testing in children

Maria Christina Mallet et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

No episodes of oxygen desaturation or carbon dioxide retention were observed in this cross-sectional study assessing children with exercise-induced symptoms wearing a surgical facemask during a submaximal treadmill exercise test https://bit.ly/3GuxhvO.

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Conflicts of interest: All authors have nothing to disclose

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