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

Архивировано 13.09.2020: fikenzer-2020.pdf

Источник: Fikenzer, S., Uhe, T., Lavall, D. et al. Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 2020, DOI:10.1007/s00392-020-01704-y

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.