ArticleInternational archives of medicine2011
Chest associated to motor physiotherapy improves cardiovascular variables in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome.
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- Effects of respiratory physiotherapeutic interventions on pulmonary mechanics, vital parameters and pain in newborns: A systematic review.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2025Pooled it
- Respiratory Physiotherapy Techniques in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Respiratory Physiotherapy in Preterm Neonates with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Evidence and Therapeutic Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Short-Term Effects of Conventional Chest Physiotherapy and Expiratory Flow Increase Technique on Respiratory Parameters, Heart Rate, and Pain in Mechanically Ventilated Premature Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Effects of Chest Physiotherapy in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effects of respiratory physiotherapy interventions on pulmonary mechanics of newborns: a protocol for a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Respiratory Care for the Ventilated Neonate.Canadian respiratory journal · 2018Review
- Evaluation of physiological parameters before and after respiratory physiotherapy in newborns with acute viral bronchiolitis.International archives of medicine · 2014Article
- Functional capacity and assistance from the caregiver during daily activities in Brazilian children with cerebral palsy.International archives of medicine · 2013Article
- Evaluation of peak cough flow in Brazilian healthy adults.International archives of medicine · 2012Article
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to evaluate the effects of chest and motor physiotherapy treatment on hemodynamic variables in preterm newborns with respiratory distress syndrome.
methodsWe evaluated heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), systolic (SAP), mean (MAP) and diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), temperature and oxygen saturation (SO2%) in 44 newborns with respiratory distress syndrome. We compared all variables between before physiotherapy treatment vs. after the last physiotherapy treatment. Newborns were treated during 11 days. Variables were measured 2 minutes before and 5 minutes after each physiotherapy treatment. We applied paired Student t test to compare variables between the two periods.
resultsHR (148.5 ± 8.5 bpm vs. 137.1 ± 6.8 bpm - p < 0.001), SAP (72.3 ± 11.3 mmHg vs. 63.6 ± 6.7 mmHg - p = 0.001) and MAP (57.5 ± 12 mmHg vs. 47.7 ± 5.8 mmHg - p = 0.001) were significantly reduced after 11 days of physiotherapy treatment compared to before the first session. There were no significant changes regarding RR, temperature, DAP and SO2%.
conclusionsChest and motor physiotherapy improved cardiovascular parameters in respiratory distress syndrome newborns.
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