A eficácia da fisioterapia respiratória no tratamento da bronquiolite em crianças hospitalizadas

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory tract infection most common in children under one year old, and the treatment is based on symptomatology. Despite there is little evidence about its benefits, the chest physical therapy has shown improvement of the affected infants. This study it aims to perform an updated literature review about the effectiveness of chest physical therapy in the treatment of bronchiolitis in hospitalized children. Methodology: It was performed a primary and secondary search strategy of the following databases: BIREME, SciELO, LILACS, PubMed, GOPUBMED and Academic GOOGLE from 2011 to 2016. Results: It were selected 11 articles presented in table, containing author, date of study, studied population, group or protocol, variables analyzed and results. Conclusion: Chest physical therapy may contribute to the prevention and treatment of pulmonary complications, however, there must be indication and judicious application considering their association with pharmacological techniques and the severity of the disease. There are methodological limitations, thus, it is necessary more research to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches.