title: [Which treatments for the hyperventilation syndrome in adults?]
abstract: The hyperventilation syndrome is a complex entity whose management is poorly codified. We report a synthesis about the management of adult patients diagnosed with hyperventilation syndrome. A systematic literature review has identified fifteen articles dealing, among them three studies about drug treatment and the others about non-pharmacological approaches. Among the last ones, a re-educational approach based on abdominal ventilation and regulation of the ventilatory rate seems and an educative approach seems to be the most effective. Methodological biases did not permit a conclusion on the efficacy of these treatments. Practically, teaching abdominal ventilation and respiratory rate regulation, associated with a personalized therapeutic education, seems to be a pertinent management approach. Other clinical studies should explore this issue.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CHU de Reims, hôpital Sébastopol, 48, rue de Sébastopol, 51100 Reims, France. Electronic address: arapin.prof@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapin
authors.affiliation: Inserm U903, service de pneumologie, CHU de Reims, hôpital Maison-Blanche, 51100 Reims, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deslee
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CHU de Reims, hôpital Sébastopol, 48, rue de Sébastopol, 51100 Reims, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Percebois-Macadre
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, centre hospitalier Auban-Moët, 51200 Epernay, France.
authors.forename: A-C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jonvel
authors.affiliation: Centre régional de médecine physique et de réadaptation Les Herbiers, 76230 Bois-Guillaume, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demangeon
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CHU de Reims, hôpital Sébastopol, 48, rue de Sébastopol, 51100 Reims, France.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Drug therapy; Exercice; Exercise; Health education; Hyperventilation; Traitement médicamenteux; Éducation pour la santé