The six‐minute walk test distance predicts mortality in cirrhosis – a cohort of 694 patients awaiting liver transplantation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ThucNhi T. Dang ◽  
Maryam Ebadi ◽  
Juan G. Abraldes ◽  
Jennifer Holman ◽  
Jon Ashmead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Test Distance ◽  
Minute Walk

scholarly journals Long-Term Re-Admission after Hospital Discharge in Patients Admitted with Acute Heart Failure: The Prognostic Value of the Six-Minute Walk Test Distance

OALib ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 05 (09) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Dakaboué Germain Mandi ◽  
Dangwé Temoua Na？bé ◽  
Joel Bamouni ◽  
Rélwendé Aristide Yaméogo ◽  
Yibar Kambiré ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Test Distance ◽  
Minute Walk

Walkway Length, But Not Turning Direction, Determines the Six-Minute Walk Test Distance in Individuals With Stroke

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamay S. Ng ◽  
William W. Tsang ◽  
Tracy H. Cheung ◽  
Josiben S. Chung ◽  
Fenny P. To ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Test Distance ◽  
Minute Walk

Six-minute walk test distance and resting oxygen saturations but not functional class predict outcome in adult patients with Eisenmenger syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 168 (5) ◽  
pp. 4784-4789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Kempny ◽  
Konstantinos Dimopoulos ◽  
Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez ◽  
Maria Alvarez-Barredo ◽  
Oktay Tutarel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Class ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Eisenmenger Syndrome ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Test Distance ◽  
Minute Walk

scholarly journals Use of Six-Minute Walk Test to Measure Functional Capacity After Liver Transplantation

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 (9) ◽  
pp. 1456-1467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa B. VanWagner ◽  
Sarah Uttal ◽  
Brittany Lapin ◽  
Joshua Lee ◽  
Amanda Jichlinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Physical Component Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Abstract Background Functional impairment is common in people with chronic liver disease (CLD), and improvement is expected following liver transplantation (LT). The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is an objective measure of functional performance. Objective The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the feasibility of 6MWT performance after LT, (2) to compare post-LT 6MWT performance over time between patients with and without CLD, (3) to determine when post-LT 6MWT performance approaches expected values, and (4) to investigate predictors of poor 6MWT performance. Methods The 6MWT was performed by 162 consecutive ambulatory participants (50 healthy controls, 62 with CLD, 50 with LT). Sex, age, and body mass index were used to predict expected 6MWT performance. Chi-square testing, analysis of variance, and Pearson coefficients compared percentage of predicted 6-minute walk distance (%6MWD) across groups. Multivariable mixed models assessed predictors of improvement. Results The participants' mean age was 53.5 years (SD=13.0), 39.5% were female, and 39.1% were nonwhite. At 1-month post-LT, only 52% of all LT recipients met the inclusion criteria for 6MWT performance. Mean %6MWD values for female participants improved from 49.8 (SD=22.2) at 1 month post-LT to 90.6 (SD=12.8) at 1 year post-LT (P<.0001), which did not differ statistically from the CLD group (X̅=95.9, SD=15.6) or the control group (X̅=95.6, SD=18.0) (P=.58). However, at 1-year post-LT, mean %6MWD values for male participants (X̅=80.4, SD=19.5) remained worse than for both the CLD group (X̅=93.3, SD=13.7) and the control group (X̅=91.9, SD=14.3) (P=.03). Six-Minute Walk Test performance was directly correlated with the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) physical component score (r=.51, P<.01) and was inversely correlated with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (r=−.52, P<.01) and diabetes (r=−.48, P<.05). In multivariate analysis adjusted for age and sex, hepatitis C independently predicted 6MWT improvement (estimated β=69.8, standard error=27.6, P=.01). Limitations A significant proportion of patients evaluated for enrollment were excluded due to level of illness early after LT (n=99, 47.4%). Thus, sampling bias occurred in this study toward patients without significant postoperative complications. Conclusions The 6MWT is a simple test of physical functioning but may be difficult to apply in LT recipients. The 6MWT performance improved following LT but was lower than expected, suggesting a low level of fitness up to 1 year following LT.

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