Physiological impact of different types of mask at rest

• Main Authors: Ignasi de Yzaguirre i Maura (Author), Diego Dulanto Zabala (Author), Daniel Brotons i Cuixart (Author), J. Antoni Gutierrez Rincon (Author), Joan Vives i Turcó (Author), Gonzalo Grazioli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Due to the mandatory use of a mask in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, we set out to evaluate the physiological impact of hypoxia and hypercapnia generated by different masks at rest. Methods: Thirty-two competitive adolescent athletes (40% female) were evaluated. Room air and int...