J Respir Med Lung Dis | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Review Article | Open Access
Bruna Angélica Reche Martines1, Letícia Elias Capatti1, Eliane Aparecida de Mello Troncoso2 and Lucas Lima Ferreira3*
1Department of Physiotherapy, São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
2Department of Health Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
3Department of Professional Enhancement in Physiotherapy, São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
*Correspondance to: Lucas Lima Ferreira
Fulltext PDFIntroduction: Lung transplantation is considered the best therapeutic option for the treatment of advanced lung diseases and has gained its space between transplants of other organs.Objective: To identify the clinical and functional profile of patients in evaluation physiotherapeutic lung pre-transplant in a teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo.Methods: A retrospective study of 33 patients from October 2013 to April 2016 was performed. Data were analyzed, such as age, sex, oxygen use, comorbidities and spirometry data: forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), distance walked in the six-minute walk test (6MWT), manuvacuometry (maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure — MIP and MEP), and quality of life scores according to the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).Results: There was a higher prevalence of female sex (60.6%) dependent on home oxygen and exsmokers. The most prevalent disease was COPD (45.4%). The patients had spirometric values of FVC 54% ± 15.7% of predicted and FEV1 33.6% ± 16.4% of predicted. The distance covered on the 6MWT was 376.4 m ± 125.3 m. The MIP was 69.3 cmH2O ± 25.4 cmH2O and the MEP was 77.2 cmH2O ± 22.3 cmH2O. The SGRQ total score was 60.8 ± 14.8.Conclusion: The clinical and functional profile of severe lung disease in pre-lung transplantation was characterized by a higher prevalence of COPD and female ex-smokers, dependent on home oxygen, with significant impairment of lung function and functional capacity, muscle weakness respiratory and deterioration in the perception of their quality of life.
Pneumopathies; Lung transplantation; Stress test; Physiotherapy
Martines BAR, Capatti LE, de Mello Troncoso EA, Ferreira LL. Clinical and Functional Profile Pneumopathic Patients of Pre-Transplant Lung. J Respir Med Lung Dis. 2017; 2(2): 1015.