Abstract Objective: To compare the values of the markers for volumetric capnography and spirometry and their ability to classify children and adolescents with asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), and healthy controls. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 103 patients with controlled persist...
Introduction: Patients receiving cardiac surgeries present high risk of developing postoperative
complications. Incentive spirometry (IS) is used for the prevention and treatment of postoperative
pulmonary complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries. Publications have suggested
that IS is inef...
Las guías ATS/ERS recomiendan utilizar valores de referencia nacionales para la interpretación de la espirometría. En 2014 se publicaron valores de referencia en población general chilena adulta, que difieren de los de Knudson actualmente en uso. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los laboratorios de funci�...
Machado, Adelmir de Souza;
Falcão, Ana Carla Augusto Moura;
Serpa, Faradiba Sarquis;
Sano, Flávio;
Rizzo, José Ângelo;
Elabras Filho, José;
Bianchi Jr, Pedro Francisco Giavina;
Gonçalves, Tessa Rachel Tranquillini;
Solé, Dirceu;
Wandalsen, Gustavo Falbo.
Pulmonary function testing in children includes a large number of methods and aspects. Children constitute a very heterogeneous group of individuals, among which are non-collaborative infants and preschoolers who represent a challenge in the development of new methods that do not require collaboration or...
RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi correlacionar a diferença entre capacidade vital lenta (CVL) e capacidade vital forçada (CVF) (CVL-CVF) com a atividade física na vida diária (AFVD) em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC); e verificar as diferenças na AFVD entre indivíduos com C...
RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar e comparar respostas metabólicas, cardiovasculares e ventilatórias do incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) e do Glittre activities of daily living test (Glittre-ADL test). Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com indivíduos saudáveis. A capacidade fu...
Rendimiento Físico Funcional,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Capacidad Cardiovascular/fisiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Prueba de Paso/métodos,
Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología,
Pruebas de Función Respiratoria,
Metabolismo Energético/fisiología,
Prueba de Esfuerzo/métodos,
Espirometría,
Actividades Cotidianas
Introdução: O uso excessivo e descuidado de pesticidas tem se tornado um problema global de saúde pública, especialmente nos países de baixa e média renda. O Brasil é o maior consumidor mundial de pesticidas desde 2018, mas poucos estudos epidemiológicos exploram os seus efeitos à saúde. Objeti...
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, according to body mass index (BMI), as well as to evaluate factors associated with physician-diagnosed asthma, in individuals ≥ 40 years of age. Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study conducted ...
Asma/diagnóstico,
Asma/etiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Broncodilatadores/administración & dosificación,
Tos/diagnóstico,
Tos/epidemiología,
Disnea/diagnóstico,
Disnea/epidemiología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Ruidos Respiratorios/diagnóstico,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Espirometría
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relationship that the difference between slow vital capacity (SVC) and FVC (ΔSVC-FVC) has with demographic, clinical, and pulmonary function data. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study in which participants completed a respiratory health questi...
