The use of piglets as experimental model of chest physiotherapy in newborn babies <b>[Abstract in English]</b>

Authors

  • Talitha Comaru UFSM
  • Renato Machado Fiori PUCRS
  • Humberto Holmer Fiori PUCRS

Keywords:

MODELS, ANIMAL, VENTILATION, MECHANICAL, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, INFANT, NEWBORN.

Abstract

AIMS: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the viability of the use of piglets as experimental model of newborn chest physiotherapy. METHODS: Five piglets (1-2 days old) were studied. The animals received anesthesia and analgesia and were ventilated with positive pressure, on 100% oxygen. All piglets received chest physiotherapy protocol of manual vibration. RESULTS: All five animals presented stable physiological parameters during the preparation phase and the physiotherapy protocol application. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that piglets are a viable model for studies of chest physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated newborns.

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Author Biographies

Talitha Comaru, UFSM

Physiotherapist. Professor of Pediatrics at the Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM. PhD student in Pediatrics and Child Health at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, Brazil.

Renato Machado Fiori, PUCRS

Physician. Doctor of Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professor and coordinator of the Neonatology Service at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, Brazil.

Humberto Holmer Fiori, PUCRS

Physician. Doctor of Pediatrics and Child Health, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS. Professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, Brazil.

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Published

2011-01-24

How to Cite

Comaru, T., Fiori, R. M., & Fiori, H. H. (2011). The use of piglets as experimental model of chest physiotherapy in newborn babies <b>[Abstract in English]</b>. Scientia Medica, 21(1), 14–15. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/6851

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Brief Comunications