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Table 5 Physiological parameters before and after hyperbaric oxygen therapy

From: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for long coronavirus disease-19: a case report

Cardiopulmonary exercise test

Pre-HBOT

Post-HBOT

Change in %

VO2 max (mL/min)

3083

4130

34

VO2max/kg (mL/min/kg)

31.5

42.4

34.6

Lactic threshold (mL/min)

2941

3439

16.9

Respiratory threshold (mL/min)

3103

4076

31.4

Metabolic equivalent of task (MET)

9

12.1

34.4

Maximal heart rate (bpm)

155

164

5.8

VO2/HR (mL per beat)

19.9

25.2

26.6

Pulmonary function tests

 FVC (L)

4.76

6.87

44.3

 FEV1 (L)

3.87

4.76

23

 PEF (L/s)

10.17

12.22

20.2

  1. VO2max maximum rate of oxygen consumed during exercise, ml/min milliliter per minute, VO2max/kg maximum rate of oxygen consumed during exercise per kilogram, ml/min/Kg milliliters per minute per kilogram, MET metabolic equivalent of task, bpm heartbeats per minute, VO2/HR rate of oxygen consumed per heart rate, FVC forced vital capacity, L liters, FEV1 forced expiratory volume, PEF peak flow measurement, L/s liters per second
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Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947