Brazilian classification of physical therapy diagnosis.

Background: The Brazilian Classification of Physical Therapy Diagnosis, developed by the Federal Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (COFFITO), has the constitutional objectives of standardizing ethical, scientific and social aspects of the Physical Therapy profession.

Objective: To describe the work process, rationale and proposal for standardization of a physical therapy diagnosis classification system in Brazil.

Methods: A working group was created to propose a standardized classification for the description and codification of physical therapy diagnoses.

Oxidative stress and immune system analysis after cycle ergometer use in critical patients.

Objective:: The passive cycle ergometer aims to prevent hypotrophy and improve muscle strength, with a consequent reduction in hospitalization time in the intensive care unit and functional improvement. However, its effects on oxidative stress and immune system parameters remain unknown. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a passive cycle ergometer on the immune system and oxidative stress in critical patients.

Effects of electrical muscle stimulation early in the quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscle of critically ill patients.

Background: Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is applied to critically ill patients in order to improve their muscle strength, thereby preventing hypotrophy and promoting functional recovery.

Objective: To assess the effects of early EMS on the range of movement of the ankle joint, and on thigh and leg circumference in critically ill patients.

Methods: This is a prospective randomized clinical trial comprising 11 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.

Influence of early mobilization on respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in critically ill patients.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of an early mobilization protocol on respiratory and peripheral muscles in critically ill patients.

Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted with 59 male and female patients on mechanical ventilation. The patients were divided into a conventional physical therapy group (control group, n=14) that received the sector's standard physical therapy program and an early mobilization group (n=14) that received a systematic early mobilization protocol.

Noise in the intensive care unit: quantification and perception by healthcare professionals.

Objective: The several multidisciplinary team personnel and device alarms make intensive care units noisy environments. This study aimed to measure the noise level of a medical-surgical intensive care unit in Recife, Brazil, and to assess the noise perception by the unit's healthcare professionals.

Methods: A decibel meter was used for continuous every five seconds one week noise levels recording.