Six-minute walk test in burned subjects: Applicability, reproducibility and performance at hospital discharge

• Published in: Burns Vol. 46; no. 7; pp. 1540 - 1547
• Main Authors: Kakitsuka, Emely Emi, Morita, Andrea Akemi, Itakussu, Edna Yukimi, Kuwahara, Reinaldo Minoru, Anami, Elza Hiromi Tokushima, Pitta, Fabio, Hernandes, Nidia Aparecida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Burn units; Burns; Cross-Sectional Studies; Evaluation studies; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Lower extremity; Male; Patient Discharge; Physical Functional Performance; Reproducibility of Results; Walk Test; Physical functional performance; Lower extremity; Evaluation studies; Walk test; Burn units

•The 6MWT is applicable and well tolerated by burn patients at hospital discharge.•Most burn individuals increased the walked distance when two 6MWT were performed.•Burn patients, specially those with lower limb injury, had limited exercise capacity. Despite its clinical relevance in several populat...