Correlation of functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength and hand grip strength in liver transplant candidates
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https://doi.org/10.22491/2357-9730.123704Keywords:
Transplante de fígado, Teste de caminhada de seis minutos, Força muscular, FisioterapiaAbstract
Introduction: Liver transplantation (TxF) is the standard procedure recommended for patients with terminal liver disease. Many while waiting for the TxF presente as functional deterioration the decrease in respiratory muscle strength, handgrip strength and functional capacity.
Objective: Correlate functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength and handgrip strenth in liver transplant candidates.
Methods: This is an observational, prospective, quantitative study. Participating in the study were candidates for TxF who were being treated at the liver transplant unit in a referral hospital in northwest São Paulo. The patients were evaluated using: six- minute walk test, manovacuometry and dynamometry. Pearson,s linear correlation test was used for data analysis values of p≤0,05 were considered significant.
Results: 38 cirrhotic patients were evaluated in the preoperative period of TxF. The men age of the patients was 54,34±8,18 years, with a predominance of males (68%), the mean MELD and IMC were 20,84±6,26 points and 27,75±5,0 kg/m2. Regarding respiratory muscle strength, it was found that patients had a mean PImax 75,89% and PEmax 76,82% of predicted. In the analysis of correlations between the study variables, there was a directly proportional and extremely significant correlation (p≤0,0001) between handgrip vs respiratory muscle strength, handgrip vs functional capacity and respiratory muscle strength vs functional capacity.
Conclusion: Candidate patients for TxF showed a positive correlation between functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength and handgrip strength. The reduction in respiratory muscle strength and handgrip was correlated with the reduction in functional capacity in these patients.
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