Introduction: Heart transplantation is currently the only widely accepted surgical alternative to treat patients with severe heart failure (HF) drug therapy cannot maintain optimal quality of life appropriate.Objective: To describe and to compare the values between pre-and postoperative physical capacity and pulmonary patients who underwent heart transplantation.Methods: A retrospective cohort composed of patients undergoing heart transplantation between January 2001 to March 2005 in IC-FUC/RS.Results: Were included in the 21 individuals. We observed decreased levels of volume and lung capacity (FEV1 and FVC) in the first days after surgery compared to preoperatively (P <0.001) and recovery of these values in the 14th postoperative day (P <0.001). The values of muscle strength showed similar trends in reducing post-operative period compared to preoperative (P <0.001) and recovered on the 14 th postoperative day (P <0.001). A useful functional capacity, measured by testing 6-minute walk test (T6') showed improvement in the 14 th postoperative day in relation to pre-operatively (P <0.001).
Conclusion:Changes in ventilatory function of subjects undergoing cardiac transplantation are predictable, but these recover respiratory muscle strength and lung capacity within two weeks, and improve functional capacity useful in relation to pre-operative, the transplantation, when indicated, associated with good functional rehabilitation is very god treatment strategy.Descriptors: Heart transplantation. Respiratory function tests. Forced expiratory flow rates. Exercise therapy.
ResumoIntrodução: O transplante cardíaco é atualmente a única alternativa cirúrgica amplamente aceita para tratar pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca (IC) grave que a terapia medicamentosa otimizada não consiga manter qualidade de vida adequada.Objetivo: Descrever e comparar os valores entre pré e pós-operatório, das capacidades física e pulmonar de pacientes que realizaram transplante cardíaco. Bras Cir Cardiovasc 2010; 25(2): 190-196 bed, coughing and control techniques of pain [7,12], in addition to the practice of aerobic exercises. [17].
CORONEL, CC ET AL -Perioperative variables of ventilatory function and physical capacity in heart transplant patients
RevDespite all the risks that patients with transplanted organ has to infection and rejection, this technique has shown great efficacy in survival, presenting results of survival rate of 90% in the first year and 87% in the fifth year posttransplant with good quality of life [18].This study aims to describe the values of physical and pulmonary abilities of patients who underwent heart transplant and who underwent conventional physiotherapy. Moreover, it aims to evaluate and compare the physical capacity of patients preoperatively and on day 14 th postoperative heart transplant and to evaluate and compare the forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in one second, maximum inspiratory muscle strength and the maximal expiratory muscle strength in pre-, 1st, 7th and 14 th postoperativ...
