Chest Compression Technique in Infants

Hospital Sirio-Libanes38 enrolled

Overview

Evaluate the effect of chest manual compression technique (CCT) in the variables of oxygenation, hemodynamic and respiratory work in infants with respiratory diseases that are associated with atelectasis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Atelectasis

Interventions

CHEST COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE (CCT)OTHER

The CCT was held with the placement of one of the hands were not engaged in. The following has been applied a symmetric oblique direction, pressure from top to bottom on the half thorax rib cage so that it went according to the complacency of the ribcage. This pressure was applied in the expiratory phase and held for 10 seconds, totaling 6 repetitions of the maneuver during 60 seconds. The other hand held on the contralateral iliac crest to stabilize the patient. The technique was held during 5 consecutive minutes with range of a respiratory incursion every 60 seconds. Immediately after and 10 minutes after the end of the application of the technique, the data was measured again.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 29 DaysMax age: 24 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Group A * Infants (29 days to 24 months of age). * After the legal representatives of the patients have read agreed and signed an informed consent * Infants diagnosed with atelectasis by medical staff, with chest x-ray with opacification directors * Respiratory disease Group B (control group) * Infants whose inpatient diagnosis has not been respiratory ailments that did not show any pain at the time of the evaluation. For the control group followed the same evaluation criteria of group A. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants with respiratory disorders that don't have with atelectasis * Infants who showed signs of irritability or intense crying at the time of evaluation

Locations (1)

Hospital do Mandaqui

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in clinical signs

Variation in clinical signs of oxygenation and respiratory and cardiac frequency

Time frame: baseline, within one minute after and 10 min after CCT

Secondary Outcomes

Changes in signs of respiratory distress

Signs of respiratory distress

Time frame: baseline, within one minute after and 10 min after CCT

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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