Graphic interpretation and ventilatory monitoring

the knowledge of physiotherapist

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge of the physiotherapist in relation to the graphic interpretation and the ventilation monitoring. Methods: A quantitative study was performed between March and April 2018 in three hospitals in Fortaleza / CE, with 41 intensivist physiotherapists about their knowledge regarding graphic interpretation and ventilation monitoring, as well as their therapeutic approach to clinical findings. The data were collected through a questionnaire with 10 objective questions and analyzed through the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0. Results: The majority of physiotherapists had between 6 and 10 years of ICU performance 43.9%. When questioned about the basic knowledge of pressure and parameters of normality of the Oxygenation Index, 80.5% and 70.6% physiotherapists answered correctly. Regarding the knowledge of ventilation monitoring, the concept of drive pressure was the one that presented the best assertive index with 73.2% correct answers. On the graphical analysis, the interpretation of apnea 87.8% and the auto-PEEP approach with 58.5% were the questions with the highest number of correct answers. Conclusion: There were relevant assertions regarding the knowledge of the basic concepts, the monitoring of ventilation parameters and the graphic interpretation by the professionals interviewed, but it is suggested that there be more studies on the subject through a strategy of continuing education in order to generate more theoretical-practical support for intensivist physiotherapists.