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Shinichiro Morishita1,2, Tatsushi Wakasugi3, Katsuji Kaida4
1Institute for Human Movement and Medical Science, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan. morishita@nuhw.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Patients with hematological malignancy might already have decreased muscle oxygen saturation at rest and exercise capacity before undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, to date, no studies have investigated the relationship between exercise capacity and muscle oxygen saturation at rest in these patients. Therefore, purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between exercise capacity and muscle oxygen-hemoglobin (O2Hb) saturation (SmO2) at rest and patients' hemoglobin level before undergoing HSCT.
Methods:
This study included 60 men with hematologic disease who underwent allo-HSCT. Patients performed a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) to determine exercise capacity, and muscle O2Hb saturation at rest was evaluatabed using near-infrared spectroscopy (BOM-L1TRW, Omegawave Inc., Japan); hemoglobin levels in hematological malignancy patients before undergoing HSCT were also evaluated.
Results:
There was a significant correlation between the 6MWT and muscle O2Hb saturation at rest in hematological malignancy patients (p < 0.05). Additionally, the 6MWT was significantly correlated to the hemoglobin level (p < 0.05). Furthermore, muscle O2Hb saturation at rest was significantly related to hemoglobin level (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
In patients with hematological malignancy, a relationship exists between exercise capacity, muscle O2Hb saturation, and hemoglobin level before they undergo HSCT. Therefore, rehabilitation staff, nurses, and physicians should recognize these relationships in patients who undergo allo-HSCT. Moreover, physiotherapists may need to promote muscle oxidative metabolism through exercise to increase exercise capacity in these patients.
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