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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Manual vibratory massage is part of the preventive physiotherapeutic activities performed in intensive care units. The vibratory massage can be performed manually or as electrovibratory massage. The manual massage is a fast rhythmical vibration performed by the arm and shoulder muscles of the masseur and transferred to the patient's thorax by the hand. The hand of the masseur has to achieve a tremor with a frequency of 8 to 11 tremors/s. The aim of the pilot study was to examine the influence of manual vibratory massage on the pulmonary function of postoperative patients who were receiving mechanical ventilation, with special interest being focused on pulmonary ventilation and perfusion and cerebral blood flow velocity. Manual vibratory massage was performed postoperatively in the intensive care unit on eight patients: three patients had undergone heart transplantation, three had undergone lung transplantation, and two had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (mean age, 53.6+/-8 yr). With the aid of continuous monitoring, we examined the changes of the respiration parameters and the cerebral blood flow velocity (measured by transcranial Doppler sonography). The vibratory massage was performed with a frequency of 8 to 10 vibrations/s for 15 min, 7.5 min on each side of the thorax, starting from the lower costal arch and progressing to the upper thoracic aperture. For 10 min before, during, and 10 min after the massage, the parameters of peripheral oxygen saturation, central venous pressure, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, lung resistance and compliance, tidal volume, respiration rate, and cerebral blood flow velocity were recorded at 2-min intervals. Moreover, before and after vibratory massage, arterial blood gases were determined. In four of the eight patients, it was possible to determine pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, as well as pulmonary vascular resistance. During the vibratory massage, we could prove a significant increase of the mean tidal volume by 30% (P = 0.008). The percutaneous oxygen saturation significantly increased also, from 92 to 93.6% (P = 0.002). Central venous pressure significantly decreased by 11% (P = 0.04), and pulmonary vessel resistance was reduced by 18.3% (P = 0.001). The pulmonary resistance decreased from 10.5 to 9.2 H2O/l/s (P < 0.05) by the end of the observation period. Cerebral blood flow velocity showed no significant change. Vibratory massage seems to improve pulmonary mechanism and perfusion, thus, reducing ventilation perfusion mismatch and increasing oxygen saturation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0894-9115
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
108-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Cerebrovascular Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Coronary Artery Bypass, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Intensive Care, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Lung Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Massage, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Monitoring, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Pilot Projects, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Postoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Pulmonary Ventilation, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Respiration, Artificial, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Respiratory Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Tidal Volume, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial, pubmed-meshheading:10088583-Vibration
pubmed:articleTitle
External stimuli in the form of vibratory massage after heart or lung transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Study--Ambulance/Rehabilitation, Medical School of Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article