Effects of tool Pulsar® and vibrocompression in children in the hospital setting

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchial hygiene therapy are techniques that aim to assist in mobilization and removal of retained secretions, prevent or reduce obstructions by secretion and its consequences. Objective: To evaluate cardiac, respiratory and bronchial secretion removal effects of Pulsar ® and vibrocompression maneuver in pediatric patients. Method: All patients underwent 12 minutes of the vibro - compression maneuver and aspiration, and the Pulsar® at a frequency of 15 Hz and Aspiration, with four hours interval between the techniques during the first 48 hours of hospitalization. Result: 25 patients were evaluated, with a mean age of 24.44 ± 14.22 weeks. The vibrocompression and the Pulsar® techniques applied in the pediatric patients of this study didn’t produce significant effects on the HR and RR, while there was increase in SpO2 after application of the vibrocom - pression technique. Conclusion: Cardiac and pulmonary conditions were within normal limits, while oxygenation had increased after the vibrocompression tech - nique. Regarding the bronchial secretion removal, the two techniques proved to be effective in pediatric patients.