www.ClinicalTrials.gov ; study number: NCT02599987; name of trial registry: IMT in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease. Implications for rehabilitation Muscular impairment in chronic kidney disease patients results from a series of common alterations, affecting respiratory muscles. Patients with chronic kidney disease have low values of diaphragmatic thickness. The daily inspiratory muscle training (IMT) or breathing exercise over a period of 8 weeks provided increased respiratory muscle strength. The daily inspiratory muscle training presented a change in tri-compartment distribution of lung volume compared to the sham group, with increased inspiratory capacity of the pulmonary rib cage.

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Purpose. To assess the potential effectiveness or efficacy of early mobilization on respiratory and peripheral muscle strengths and functionality in nonintubated patients. Methods. For 40 nonintubated patients over 18 years of age with over 24-hour intensive care unit (ICU) stay allocated to a single intervention, an incremental mobilization protocol was initiated. Maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (MIP and MEP), peripheral muscle strength (handgrip strength (HGS) and Medical Research Council scale (MRC-s)), and functionality (FIM, ICF-BMS, PFIT-s, and FSS-ICU scales) were evaluated at ICU admission and discharge. Results. All outcomes were significantly improved (pre vs. post values): MIP (43.93 ± 21.95 vs. 54.12 ± 21.68 cmH2O; P<0.001), MEP (50.32 ± 28.65 vs. 60.30 ± 21.23; P=0.002), HGS (25.5 (9.58) vs. 27.5 (9.48); P=0.046), MRC-s (58.52 ± 2.84 vs. 59.47 ± 1.81; P=0.023), FIM (54.4 ± 22.79 vs. 69.48 ± 12.74), ICF-BMS (28.63 ± 16.19 vs. 14.03 ± 11.15), PFIT-s (9.55 ± 2.34 vs. 11.18 ± 1.32) (P<0.001), and FSS-ICU (28.7 ± 9.1 vs. 32.6 ± 5.0; P=0.001). The ceiling effect at admission/discharge was in MRC-s (60/82.5%), FSS-ICU (50/70%), and FIM (35/62.5%). The floor effect occurred at discharge in ICF-BMS (7.5/52.5%). Conclusions. The early mobilization protocol seemed effective at maintaining/increasing the respiratory muscle strength and functionality of nonintubated patients in critical care. Ceiling effect was high for MRC-s, FSS-ICU, and FIM scales.

Introduction: Mobilization is an effective therapy to combat the deleterious effects of immobility, but not all patients are in a condition to be moved; thus, knowledge about contraindication criteria is fundamental. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physiotherapists working in adult ICUs on contraindications to the mobilization of critical patients. Method: This was a cross-sectional study in which a survey was applied to physiotherapists working in an adult ICU in the city of Recife. Results: Out of the 36 criteria presented, only five were considered contraindication criteria. Clinical parameters were those that obtained higher frequency for not being considered criteria for contraindication, nor were there observed differences in the relation between the time of working in the ICU. Conclusion: Most physiotherapists did not consider the criteria presented as contraindications to mobilization, so that professional training in mobilization practices and the creation of protocols are necessary.

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