Publications by authors named "Litiele E Wagner"
Introduction: Low back pain can be defined as pain and/or discomfort between the coastal margins of the lowest rib and the gluteal fold, and it can cause motor dysfunction, loss of productivity, and changes in job function. There is a greater number of nursing professionals in hospital environments, and, regardless of their numerical contingent, they have the highest percentage of absenteeism due to this condition.
Objectives: To evaluate the association between perception of low back pain and occupational stress in hospital nursing professionals.
Article Synopsis
- Continuous monitoring of pulse oximetry (SpO2) during the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is important for patients with chronic respiratory diseases to record desaturation levels and may lead to walking interruptions when SpO2 drops below 80%.
- A study with 145 participants showed that regardless of real-time SpO2 monitoring, the distance walked in the 6MWT was similar between groups, although those who had interruptions due to severe desaturation walked significantly shorter distances.
- No serious adverse events were reported during the testing, suggesting that monitoring does not pose additional risks despite the potential for exercise-induced desaturation.
Background: Continuous monitoring of S throughout the 6-min walk test (6MWT) unveiled that some patients with respiratory diseases may present values across the test lower than S measured at the end of the test. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether this approach improves the yield of walk-induced desaturation detection in predicting mortality and hospitalizations in patients with COPD.
Methods: Four hundred twenty-one subjects (51% males) with mild-very severe COPD underwent a 6MWT with continuous measurement of S .
Effectiveness of an adapted diving mask (Owner mask) for non-invasive ventilation in the COVID-19 pandemic scenario: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Trials
March 2022
Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is indicated to avoid orotracheal intubation (OTI) to reduce hospital stay and mortality. Patients infected by SARS-CoV2 can progress to respiratory failure (RF); however, in the initial phase, they can be submitted to oxygen therapy and NIV. Such resources can produce aerosol and can cause a high risk of contagion to health professionals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the effects of the mandibular advancement device (MAD) on daytime sleepiness, quality of life (QoL) and polysomnographic profile of intercity transport drivers with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).
Material And Methods: A quasi-experimental study evaluating intercity transport drivers from March to September 2019. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was evaluated by type III polysomnography, which defined the severity of the disease.