Chest Compression Technique in Infants

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF MANUAL CHEST COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE IN INFANTS WITH PULMONARY ATELECTASIS- Clinical CONTROLLED TRIAL

Evaluate the effect of chest manual compression technique (CCT) in the variables of oxygenation, hemodynamic and respiratory work in infants with respiratory diseases that are associated with atelectasis.

Inclusion Criteria:

Group A

• Infants (29 days to 24 months of age).
• After the legal representatives of the patients have read agreed and signed an informed consent
• Infants diagnosed with atelectasis by medical staff, with chest x-ray with opacification directors
• Respiratory disease

Group B (control group)

• Infants whose inpatient diagnosis has not been respiratory ailments that did not show any pain at the time of the evaluation.

For the control group followed the same evaluation criteria of group A.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infants with respiratory disorders that don't have with atelectasis
• Infants who showed signs of irritability or intense crying at the time of evaluation