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Análise do índice BODE em pacientes com DPOC severa submetidos a um programa de...
Silva, Juliana Roberto Gomes da; Vasconcelos, Thiago Brasileiro de; Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia; Bastos, Vasco Pinheiro DiógenesIntroduction: The Chronic Obtructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ) is a important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide associated with systemic consequences. The body mass index airway obstruction, dyspnea and exercise capacity (BODE) index is a predictor of mortality most used today, because it assesses respiratory and systemic manifestations of COPD . Objective: To analyze the BODE index in patients with CO...
Avaliação da força muscular respiratória em pacientes submetidos à ventilação m...
Moreira, Priscila Mesquita; Vasconcelos, Renata dos Santos; Sales, Raquel Pinto; Araújo, Camila Barbosa; Moreira, Audair Tavares XavierIntroduction: The evaluation of the strength of respiratory muscles is the key to weaning from mechanical ventilation. Objective: To assess respiratory muscle strength in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation pre and post extubation. Methods: Field research, descriptive, observational and longitudinal with a quantitative approach, conducted carried out from August to November 2009, in the Intensi...