title: Evaluation of physiological parameters before and after respiratory physiotherapy in newborns with acute viral bronchiolitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute viral bronchiolitis is a respiratory disease with high morbidity that affects newborn in the first two years of life. Its treatment with physiotherapy has been highlighted as an important tool, however, there is no consensus regarding its effects on patients improvement. We aimed to evaluate the physiological parameters before and after the procedure respiratory therapy in newborn with acute viral bronchiolitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross sectional observational study in 30 newborns with acute viral bronchiolitis and indicated for physiotherapy care in a hospitalized Urgency and Emergency Unit. It was collected the clinical data of newborn through evaluation form, and we measured heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2) and respiratory rate (RR). We measured the variables before physiotherapy treatment, 3, 6 and 9 minutes after the physiotherapy treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There has been no change in HR, however, we observed a decrease in RR at 6 and 9 min compared to 3 min and increase in SpO2 at 3, 6 and 9 min compared to before physiotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Respiratory physiotherapy may be an effective therapy for the treatment of newborn with Acute Viral Bronchitis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Escrita Científica, Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Av, Príncipe de Gales, 821, 09060-650 Santo André, SP, Brazil. rodrigoaugustoo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodrigo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: S Gonçalves
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feitosa
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Castro Selestrin
authors.forename: Vitor E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Fernando H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: Arnaldo A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: F Siqueira
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petenusso
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Abreu