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Cystic Fibrosis belongs to those diseases which have important effects on the physical development of the patients. The present study was performed in order to investigate in which degree the physical performance capacity is affected by this chronic disease. In twenty children suffering from Cystic Fibrosis aged more than five years spiro-ergometric investigations on bicycle ergometer were accomplished. At rest, maximum steady-state and maximum load were examined: heart rate, oxygen uptake, carbondioxide output and oxygen pressure in arterialized capillary blood. Moreover we received the following parameters by calculations: oxygen pulse, respiratory quotient, oxygen uptake per kg body weight and “Physical Working Capacity” /W170/. All indices of the physical performance capacity are compared as well with standard values in relation to age and height as with the clinical condition of the patient.
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Leupold, W., Gottschalk, B. & Bods, D. PHYSICAL PERFOMANCE CAPACITY IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS. Pediatr Res 10, 558 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197605000-00022
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