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28/abr/2025
28/abr/2025
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO1312
Highlights ■ SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to mild-to-moderate disease in children with cystic fibrosis. ■ No worsening of cystic fibrosis was observed months after infection. ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Methods: This was a case-control analysis of clinical variables and pulmonary function test results in 43 children with cystic fibrosis, 17 (39.5%) of whom tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Results: The infected children exhibited a higher frequency of […]
Palavras-chave: Adolescente; Adolescent, hospitalized; Child; Criança hospitalizada; Infecções por coronavírus; Fibrose cística; Hospitalização; Testes de função respiratória; SARS-CoV-2; Virus diseases
15/dez/2023
15/dez/2023
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023AO0288
Highlights Computed tomography revealed fibrotic-like lung changes in 10.9% of patients. Higher computed tomography scores were associated with a reduced DLCO (median computed tomography score, 6 versus 3; p=0.016). Fibrotic-like computed tomography changes were more prevalent in patients with DLCO impairment (p<0.001). Reduced DLCO had sensitivity and specificity of 73% and 88%, respectively, for predicting fibrotic-like computed tomography changes. ABSTRACT Objective: The radiological and functional lung sequelae in COVID-19 survivors remain unclear. We compared the chest computed tomography findings of […]
Palavras-chave: Carbon monoxide; Infecções por coronavírus; COVID-19; Pulmonar fibrosis; Pulmonary diffusing capacity; Testes de função respiratória; SARS-CoV-2; Tomografia computadorizada por raios X
01/abr/2016
01/abr/2016
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3398
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a capacidade vital comparando duas técnicas de fisioterapia respiratória em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia abdominal. Métodos Estudo prospectivo e randomizado realizado com pacientes admitidos em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva após cirurgia abdominal. Verificamos a capacidade vital, a força muscular por meio da escala do Medical Research Council e funcionalidade pela Medida de Independência Funcional no primeiro momento em que o paciente encontrava-se em respiração espontânea (D1) e na alta da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (Dalta). Entre D1 […]
Palavras-chave: Capacidade vital; Exercícios respiratórios; Músculos respiratórios; Testes de função respiratória