Publications by authors named "Maira Seabra De Assumpcao"
Background: Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an orthodontic procedure used to correct transverse maxillary deficiency. Due to the anatomical relationship between the palate and the nasal cavity, RME promotes an increase in nasal dimensions, which should hypothetically improve nasal respiratory function. Objective: This review aimed to systematically verify studies that assessed the effects of RME on nasal patency in mouth-breathing children and adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImmediate effect of inhalation therapy combined with oscillatory positive expiratory pressure on the respiratory system of children with cystic fibrosis.
Int J Clin Pract
October 2021
Introduction: It is recommended the association of inhalation therapies and physiotherapy on the management of cystic fibrosis (CF); however, it is still necessary to understand the effect on respiratory mechanics of these therapies combined. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effect of inhalation with Dornase-Alfa (DNase) and hypertonic saline solution (HSS), as well as the impact of these inhalation therapies associated with an oral high-frequency oscillation (OHFO) physiotherapy device, on the respiratory mechanics of children and adolescents with CF.
Method: Children/adolescents with CF were allocated into two groups (DNaseG and HSSG), where they performed inhalation therapy before using the OHFO device for physiotherapy.
Objective: Systematically assess studies that have analyzed the psychometric properties of multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux. Systematically verify studies that have analyzed the psychometric properties of multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH regarding the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease in pediatric patients.
Methods: Systematic review considering specific descriptors (children and adolescents, gastroesophageal reflux disease and multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH) and their synonyms.
Objective: To verify repercussions of submaximal exercise testing on respiratory mechanics and pulmonary function in schoolchildren.
Methods: Cross-sectional study, with children aged 7 to 14 years, who had their respiratory mechanics assessed by impulse oscillometry (IOS), and pulmonary function by spirometry. They performed the six-minute walk test (6MWT), as per the standards by the American Thoracic Society.
Purpose: This study aimed to systematically review the available literature on "quality of life" (QoL) or "health-related quality of life" (HRQoL) in Turner syndrome (TS) patients and to analyze the relations among height, puberty, and the use of growth hormone (GH) and the QoL of TS patients.
Methods: An electronic bibliographic search was conducted through the PubMed, Embase, Bireme, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The main terms were "Quality of Life" and "Turner syndrome.
Background: To identify the anthropometric variables in equations/reference values of impulse oscillometry system (IOS) parameters in preschoolers, children and adolescents.
Method: Systematic search on the databases MEDLINE/Ovid, SCOPUS and SciELO using the key words "preschool, child and adolescent", "impulse oscillometry", "reference values" and its variations.
Results: This review considered a total of 13 articles.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of manual vibrocompression and nasotracheal suctioning on heart (hr) and respiratory (rr) rates, peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO(2)), pain and respiratory distress in infants in the postoperative period of a cardiac surgery.
Methods: Randomized controlled trial, in which the assessments were performed by the same physiotherapist in two moments: before and after the procedure. The infants were randomly divided into two groups: Intervention (IG), with manual chest vibrocompression, nasotracheal suctioning and resting; and Control CG), with 30 minutes of rest.