title: [Indications of conventional chest physiotherapy in acute bronchiolitis].
abstract: To evaluate the benefits of conventional chest physiotherapy in acute bronchiolitis, 32 patients were allocated in a randomized controlled trial, 16 were given twice daily chest physiotherapy compared with 16 controls who were not given chest physiotherapy. The treatment group showed a mean clinical score for respiratory disability at admission of 5.56 (+/- 1.96), and 3.25 (+/- 1.27) when discharged. The control group presented a score of 5.75 (+/- 1.61) and 3.12 (+/- 1.30), p=0.77 and p=0.76 respectively. The mean length of illness in hospital in the treatment group was 4.00 (+/- 2.00) vs 3.87 (+/- 1.30) in the control group, p=0.84. Chest physiotherapy does not produce clinically important benefits in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Terapia Respiratoria, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bohé
authors.forename: María Elisa
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cuestas
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polliotto
authors.forename: Mariza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Genoff
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012138:Respiratory Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome