Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity.

Sven FikenzerT UheD LavallU RudolphR FalzM BusseP HeppU Laufs

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2020)

Ventilation, cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and comfort are reduced by surgical masks and highly impaired by FFP2/N95 face masks in healthy individuals. These data are important for recommendations on wearing face masks at work or during physical exercise.

Keyphrases

high intensity
physical activity
resistance training
electronic health record
big data
intensive care unit
machine learning
respiratory failure