Results: 112

Avaliação dos fatores de risco associados ao broncoespasmo induzido pelo exercício em crianças e adolescentes sem diagnóstico prévio de asma

Objetivo: Avaliar os fatores de risco associados ao broncoespasmo induzido pelo exercício (BIE) em crianças e adolescentes sem diagnóstico prévio de asma por meio dos parâmetros espirométricos. Métodos: 90 voluntários acima do percentil 85th do peso (EP) e 30 eutróficos (EU) participaram deste e...

Longitudinal study of lung function in pregnant women: Influence of parity and smoking

Clinics; 72 (10), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate pulmonary function in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy and analyze the influence of parity and smoking on spirometry parameters. METHODS: This longitudinal prospective study included a cohort of 120 pregnant women. The inclusion criteria were as follows: singleton preg...

Espirometría forzada versus oscilometría de impulso

Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is an emerging tool in the study of pulmonary function in respiratory diseases. In this review we compare its usefulness with that of forced spirometry in children. Although these techniques measure different mechanical properties of the respiratory system, -the first, resistan...

Spirometry and volumetric capnography in lung function assessment of obese and normal-weight individuals without asthma

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (4), 2017
Abstract Objective: To analyze and compare lung function of obese and healthy, normal-weight children and adolescents, without asthma, through spirometry and volumetric capnography. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 77 subjects (38 obese) aged 5-17 years. All subjects underwent spirometry and vo...

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on pulmonary function in postmenopausal women following an aquatic exercise program

ABSTRACT Objective This study sought to investigate the effects of vitamin D supplementation and aquatic exercise on pulmonary function in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods This prospective and controlled study included 104 women (62 ± 6.5 years) divided into three groups: a control group ...

Spirometry reference values in the Brazilian population

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (3), 2017
The aim of the present study was to provide new spirometry reference equations in a sample of the Brazilian population for the following parameters: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio, peak of expiratory flow (PEF), forced expiratory flow at 50% (FEF5...

Early open-lung ventilation improves clinical outcomes in patients with left cardiac dysfunction undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Objective: To compare pulmonary function, functional capacity and clinical outcomes amongst three groups of patients with left ventricular dysfunction following off-pump coronary artery bypass, namely: 1) conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV); 2) late open lung strategy (L-OLS); and 3) earl...

Prediction equations for spirometry in four- to six-year-old children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective To generate prediction equations for spirometry in 4- to 6-year-old children. Methods Forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 0.5 s, forced expiratory volume in one second, peak expiratory flow, and forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of the forced vital capacity were a...

Overweight effect on spirometric parameters in adolescents undergoing exercise

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate effects of overweight on spirometric parameters in adolescents who underwent bronchial provocation test for exercise. Methods We included 71 male adolescents. The diagnosis of asthma was done based on participants’ clinical history and on the International Study Q...

Impact of respiratory therapy in vital capacity and functionality of patients undergoing abdominal surgery

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the vital capacity after two chest therapy techniques in patients undergoing abdominal surgical. Methods A prospective randomized study carried out with patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit after abdominal surgery. We checked vital capacity, muscular strength us...