Infant with Bronchiolitis and Chest Physical Therapy: A Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory tract infection present with inflammation of bronchioles. Bronchiolitis is generally managed successfully with medical interventions in infants. The chest physical therapy (CPT) has been used in the management of many cardio-respiratory conditions with or without medical interventions. The currently available literatures on the effectiveness of CPT in bronchiolitis are inconclusive and uncertain. So our effort was to study and reportthe effect of CPT in the form of conventional interventions along with prolong slow expiration (PSE) technique on respiratory rate, heart rate and SpO2and to evaluate the safety of PSE technique in infant with moderate bronchiolitis. After three sessions of conventional CPT and PSE along with medical interventions, we found improvement of clinical symptoms of moderate bronchiolitis in infant. The PSE technique is not only safe to use in infant with moderate bronchiolitis along with medical interventions, but may also shorten the length of hospital stay. Further studies can be conducted to confirm its effectiveness in larger population. Keywords: Bronchiolitis, Chest Physical Therapy, PSE in infants
Authors and Affiliations
P. Ratan Khuman, Lourembam Surbala, Priyanka Mehta, Ankita Makwana
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