Exercise training in COPD with exercise-induced desaturation does improve exercise capacity, irrespective of whether supplemental oxygen or air is provided during training

Eur Respir J. 2019 Nov 14;54(5):1901725. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01725-2019. Print 2019 Nov.

Jennifer A Alison^{1

2}, Zoe J McKeough³, Regina W M Leung⁴, Anne E Holland^{5

6

7}, Kylie Hill^{8

9}, Norman R Morris^{10

11}, Sue Jenkins^{8

9

12}, Lissa M Spencer¹³, Catherine J Hill^{7

14}, Annemarie L Lee¹⁵, Helen Seale¹⁶, Nola Cecins¹², Christine F McDonald^{7

17}

¹ Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia [email protected].
² Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁶ Dept of Physiotherapy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
⁹ Institute for Respiratory Health, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia.
¹⁰ School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
¹¹ Metro North Hospital and Health Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Allied Health Research Collaborative, Brisbane, Australia.
¹² Dept of Physiotherapy, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, Australia.
¹³ Dept of Physiotherapy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
¹⁴ Dept of Physiotherapy, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁵ School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁶ Dept of Physiotherapy, Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁷ Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.

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