Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Clemax Couto Sant’ Anna

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of the Maximal Respiratory Pressure in Children and Adolescents with Asthma between 7 and 14 Years Old
  Author(s): Patrícia Helena Medeiros Cézar de Oliveira Rodrigues, Maria de Fátima Bazhuni Pombo March, Regina Kátia Cerqueira Ribeiro and Clemax Couto Sant’ AnnaPatrícia Helena Medeiros Cézar de Oliveira Rodrigues, Maria de Fátima Bazhuni Pombo March, Regina Kátia Cerqueira Ribeiro and Clemax Couto Sant’ Anna
  
  Objectives: To evaluate the respiratory muscle strength among children (<10 years old) and adolescents with asthma. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, retrospective study, among children and adolescents (7 years to 14 years of age) with asthma. Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) [in cmH2O] were measured through digital manometer. The variables evaluated were: gender, age, BMI (body mass index), severity of asthma, use of inhaled corticosteroid (IC). Results: A total of 48 individuals were studied. MIP values were according: a) normal weight=69.5 ± 22.6; overweight=81.6 ± 25.4 (p<0.088); b) use of inhaled corticosteroid=70.5 ± 23.0; no use=25.1 ± 86.3 (p<0.045). MEP values according: a) ages 7-9 years=78.8 ± 19.4; 10-14 years=.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000404

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