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Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases

BACKGROUND: In neonatology the role of chest physiotherapy is still uncertain because of the controversial outcomes. METHODS: The aim of this study was to test the applicability in preterm infants of 'reflex rolling', from the Vojta method, in preterm neonates with lung pathology, with par...

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Autores principales: Giannantonio, Carmen, Papacci, Patrizia, Ciarniello, Roberta, Tesfagabir, Mikael Ghennet, Purcaro, Velia, Cota, Francesco, Semeraro, Carla Maria, Romagnoli, Costantino
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20868518
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-36-65
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author Giannantonio, Carmen
Papacci, Patrizia
Ciarniello, Roberta
Tesfagabir, Mikael Ghennet
Purcaro, Velia
Cota, Francesco
Semeraro, Carla Maria
Romagnoli, Costantino
author_facet Giannantonio, Carmen
Papacci, Patrizia
Ciarniello, Roberta
Tesfagabir, Mikael Ghennet
Purcaro, Velia
Cota, Francesco
Semeraro, Carla Maria
Romagnoli, Costantino
author_sort Giannantonio, Carmen
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: In neonatology the role of chest physiotherapy is still uncertain because of the controversial outcomes. METHODS: The aim of this study was to test the applicability in preterm infants of 'reflex rolling', from the Vojta method, in preterm neonates with lung pathology, with particular attention to the effects on blood gases and oxygen saturation, on the spontaneous breathing, on the onset of stress or pain. The study included 34 preterm newborns with mean gestational age of 30.5 (1.6) weeks - mean (DS) - and birth weight of 1430 (423) g - mean (DS) -, who suffered from hyaline membrane disease, under treatment with nasal CPAP (continuous positive airways pressure), or from pneumonia, under treatment with oxygen-therapy. The neonates underwent phase 1 of 'reflex rolling' according to Vojta method three times daily. Respiratory rate, SatO(2), transcutaneous PtcCO(2 )e PtcO(2 )were monitored; in order to evaluate the onset of stress or pain following the stimulations, the NIPS score and the PIPP score were recorded; cerebral ultrasound scans were performed on postnatal days 1-3-5-7, and then weekly. RESULTS: In this population the first phase of Vojta's 'reflex rolling' caused an increase of PtcO(2 )and SatO(2 )values. No negative effects on PtcCO(2 )and respiratory rate were observed, NIPS and PIPP stress scores remained unmodified during the treatment; in no patient the intraventricular haemorrhage worsened in time and none of the infants developed periventricular leucomalacia. CONCLUSIONS: Our experience, using the Vojta method, allows to affirm that this method is safe for preterm neonates, but further investigations are necessary to confirm its positive effects and to evaluate long-term respiratory outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-29556002010-10-16 Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases Giannantonio, Carmen Papacci, Patrizia Ciarniello, Roberta Tesfagabir, Mikael Ghennet Purcaro, Velia Cota, Francesco Semeraro, Carla Maria Romagnoli, Costantino Ital J Pediatr Research BACKGROUND: In neonatology the role of chest physiotherapy is still uncertain because of the controversial outcomes. METHODS: The aim of this study was to test the applicability in preterm infants of 'reflex rolling', from the Vojta method, in preterm neonates with lung pathology, with particular attention to the effects on blood gases and oxygen saturation, on the spontaneous breathing, on the onset of stress or pain. The study included 34 preterm newborns with mean gestational age of 30.5 (1.6) weeks - mean (DS) - and birth weight of 1430 (423) g - mean (DS) -, who suffered from hyaline membrane disease, under treatment with nasal CPAP (continuous positive airways pressure), or from pneumonia, under treatment with oxygen-therapy. The neonates underwent phase 1 of 'reflex rolling' according to Vojta method three times daily. Respiratory rate, SatO(2), transcutaneous PtcCO(2 )e PtcO(2 )were monitored; in order to evaluate the onset of stress or pain following the stimulations, the NIPS score and the PIPP score were recorded; cerebral ultrasound scans were performed on postnatal days 1-3-5-7, and then weekly. RESULTS: In this population the first phase of Vojta's 'reflex rolling' caused an increase of PtcO(2 )and SatO(2 )values. No negative effects on PtcCO(2 )and respiratory rate were observed, NIPS and PIPP stress scores remained unmodified during the treatment; in no patient the intraventricular haemorrhage worsened in time and none of the infants developed periventricular leucomalacia. CONCLUSIONS: Our experience, using the Vojta method, allows to affirm that this method is safe for preterm neonates, but further investigations are necessary to confirm its positive effects and to evaluate long-term respiratory outcomes. BioMed Central 2010-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC2955600/ /pubmed/20868518 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-36-65 Text en Copyright ©2010 Giannantonio et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Papacci, Patrizia
Ciarniello, Roberta
Tesfagabir, Mikael Ghennet
Purcaro, Velia
Cota, Francesco
Semeraro, Carla Maria
Romagnoli, Costantino
Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases
title Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases
title_full Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases
title_fullStr Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases
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title_short Chest physiotherapy in preterm infants with lung diseases
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20868518
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-36-65
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