Physiological Requirements to Perform the Glittre Activities of Daily Living Test by Subjects With Mild-to-Severe COPD.

Background: The Glittre activities of daily living (ADL) test is supposed to evaluate the functional capacity of COPD patients. The physiological requirements of the test and the time taken to perform it by COPD patients in different disease stages are not well known. The objective of this work was to compare the metabolic, ventilatory, and cardiac requirements and the time taken to carry out the Glittre ADL test by COPD subjects with mild, moderate, and severe disease.

Comparative Postural Control in COPD Patients and Healthy Individuals During Dynamic and Static Activities.

Purpose: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have body balance deficits, with consequent fall risk. It is possible that body sway in patients with COPD affects their ability to perform daily activities. The purpose of this study was to determine whether body balance is similar in patients with COPD and healthy persons when performing static and dynamic activities.

Comparative analysis between the alveolar recruitment maneuver and breath stacking technique in patients with acute lung injury.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of the alveolar recruitment maneuver and the breath stacking technique with respect to lung mechanics and gas exchange in patients with acute lung injury.

Methods: Thirty patients were distributed into two groups: Group 1 - breath stacking; and Group 2 - alveolar recruitment maneuver. After undergoing conventional physical therapy, all patients received both treatments with an interval of 1 day between them.

Women with greater pelvic floor muscle strength have better sexual function.

Objective: To investigate the relation between pelvic floor muscle strength and sexual function among women with higher and lower pelvic floor muscle strength.

Design: A cross-sectional study was performed among employees and students of the University.

Setting: Urogynecology department, Federal University of Pampa, Brazil, carried out between January and July of 2012.

Oxygen and ventilatory output during several activities of daily living performed by COPD patients stratified according to disease severity.

Objectives: To measure the oxygen and ventilatory output across all COPD stages performing 18 common ADL and identify the activities that present the highest metabolic and ventilatory output as well as to compare the energy expenditure within each disease severity.

Materials And Methods: Metabolic (VO2 and VCO2), ventilatory (f and VE), cardiovascular (HR) and dyspnea (Borg score) variables were assessed in one hundred COPD patients during the completion of eighteen ADL grouped into four activities domains: rest, personal care, labor activities and efforts.

Results: The activities with the highest proportional metabolic and ventilatory output (VO2/VO2max and VE/MVV) were walking with 2.

Asynchrony and hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during two types of upper limbs exercise.

Introduction: Occurrence of dynamic hyperinflation during upper-limbs exercises in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients it is not well established. We hypothesized that dynamic hyperinflation and thoracoabdominal asynchrony occurs in COPD patients accomplishing arms exercises. We assessed the occurrence and association of dynamic hyperinflation and thoracoabdominal asynchrony in COPD patients during the accomplishment of two arm exercises.

Effect of hydrotherapy on quality of life, functional capacity and sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia.

Introduction: Fibromyalgia affects 8% of the population over the age of 40 years, and 75% of the patients with fibromyalgia have poor sleep quality.

Objective: To assess the effects of hydrotherapy on the physical function and sleep quality of patients with fibromyalgia.

Methods: Patients were under clinical care at the UNASP Outpatient Clinic.

Chest physiotherapy effectiveness to reduce hospitalization and mechanical ventilation length of stay, pulmonary infection rate and mortality in ICU patients.

Introduction: Although physiotherapy is an integral part of the multiprofessional team in most ICUs there is only limited evidence concerning the effectiveness of its procedures. The objectives of this study were to verify if physiotherapy care provided within 24 h/day for hospitalized patients in the ICU reduce the length of stay, mechanical ventilation support, pulmonary infection and mortality compared to a physiotherapy care provided within 6 h/day.

Methods: A cohort study was designed to assess differences between one hospital where patients were given physiotherapy care for 24 h/day and another hospital with only 6 h/day.

Respiratory muscle assessment in predicting extubation outcome in patients with stroke.

Background: Patients with cerebral infarction often present impaired consciousness and unsatisfactory extubation. We aimed to assess the respiratory mechanics components that might be associated with the success of extubation in stroke patients.

Methods: Twenty consecutive patients with stroke who needed mechanical ventilation support were enrolled.

Daily activities are sufficient to induce dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation and dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to measure dynamic lung hyperinflation and its influence on dyspnea perception in moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients after performing activities of daily living.

Methods: We measured inspiratory capacity, sensation of dyspnea, peripheral oxygen saturation, heart rate and respiratory rate in 19 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. These measurements were taken at rest and after performing activities of daily living (e.

WITHDRAWN: Respiratory Muscle Assessment in Predicting Extubation Outcome in Patients With Stroke.

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Respiratory biofeedback accuracy in chronic renal failure patients: a method comparison.

Objective: To analyse respiratory biofeedback effects on respiratory muscle strengthening in chronic renal failure patients.

Design: Randomized controlled study.

Setting: Nephrology and dialysis centre.

Lactic acid levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease accomplishing unsupported arm exercises.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may suffer dyspnea when performing unsupported arm exercises (UAE). However, some factors related to the tolerance of the upper limbs during these exercises are not well understood. Our investigation was to determine if an unsupported arm exercise test in patients with COPD accomplishing diagonal movements increases lactic acid levels; also, we assessed the metabolic, ventilatory and cardiovascular responses obtained from the unsupported arm exercise test.

Modulation of operational lung volumes with the use of salbutamol in COPD patients accomplishing upper limbs exercise tests.

Introduction: Pulmonary dynamic hyperinflation (DH) is an important factor limiting the physical capacity of patients with COPD. Inhaled bronchodilator should be able to reduce DH.

Objective: To measure DH in COPD patients during upper limbs exercise tests with previous use of bronchodilator or placebo, and to evaluate the respiratory pattern to justify the dynamics of hyperinflation.

Comparative analysis of respiratory systems compliance in three different positioning (lateral, dorsal and sitting) in patients in prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation.

Objectives: This study is justified by the fact that in clinical practice, changes occur in patient's positioning in the bed during hospitalization in intensive care unity, it's necessary better understanding about possible adverse effects that such changes might cause mainly on the respiratory system condition. The objective this study was to evaluate if the patients positioning in bed can to alter the pulmonary complacency.

Methods: All included patients were submitted to mechanical ventilation and were sedated and curarized respiratory system compliance was assessed in three different positioning: lateral, dorsal and sitting.