Use of the respiratory physiotherapy technique selective insuflation to revert the Atelectasia in a newborn

Authors

  • Évellin Oliveira Gomes Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Anne Karoline Santos
  • Thalita Cogrossi Nascimento
  • Marina Carvalho Cavicchia
  • Maria Aparecida Andrade Bazílio
  • Marimar Goretti Andreazza Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17267/2238-2704rpf.v11i1.3286

Keywords:

Pulmonary atelectasis. Premature. Physical Therapy Modalities.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary atelectasis is common among neonatal intensive care patients, mainly due to the anatomy of the newborn and the clinical and pathological conditions that are being exposed. OBJECTIVE: Describing the effectiveness of the selective insufflation technique to reverse atelectasis in a single visit. CASE REPORT: Premature, who present pulmonary atelectasis in the upper right lobe,with a gestational age of 35 weeks, on the seventh day of invasive mechanical ventilation received daily respiratory therapy. CONCLUSION: The total reversal of atelectasis in one single visit was confirmed by means of a chest X-ray immediately before and after the maneuver. The patient was followed up until hospital discharge, with no subsequent atelectasis event, even after extubation.

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Published

01/07/2021

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Case Reports

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How to Cite

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Gomes Évellin O, Santos AK, Nascimento TC, Cavicchia MC, Bazílio MAA, Andreazza MG. Use of the respiratory physiotherapy technique selective insuflation to revert the Atelectasia in a newborn. Rev Pesq Fisio [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 7 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];11(1):222-6. Available from: https://journals.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/fisioterapia/article/view/3286

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