Fisioterapia no pós-operatório de transplante pulmonar: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate, through a literature review, the results of the physiotherapeutic techniques used in the post-lung transplant period. Materials and methods: Integrative literature review, data search was conducted in PubMed, BVS and PEDro databases. The descriptors used were physiotherapy, transplant, lung, rehabilitation, postoperative period. Results: The sample of this study consisted of eight randomized clinical articles, published in English. The studies found in the literature address the interventions used in the treatment of patients undergoing lung transplantation, using different techniques that can be performed by physical therapists, such as resistance and aerobic physical exercises, high-frequency oscillation of the chest wall and whole-body vibration. Seven studies used physical exercises and one used conventional respiratory physiotherapy and high-frequency chest wall oscillation. Conclusion: The results showed a prevalence of the use of physical exercises as a means of physiotherapeutic treatment for patients undergoing lung transplantation, obtaining superior results in all studies compared to groups that did not perform physical activities.