Mobilidade torácica de crianças em tratamento quimioterápico para leucemia agudaMobilidade torácica de crianças em tratamento quimioterápico para leucemia aguda

Thalita Medeiros Fernandes de Macêdo; Tania Fernandes Campos; Mikaela Tatiany Medeiros Barra; Diana Amélia de Freitas; Gabriela Suéllen da Silva Chaves; Karla Morganna Pereira Pinto de Mendonça

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v13n2.4784

Authors

Thalita Medeiros Fernandes de Macêdo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Tania Fernandes Campos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Mikaela Tatiany Medeiros Barra Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Diana Amélia de Freitas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Gabriela Suéllen da Silva Chaves Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Karla Morganna Pereira Pinto de Mendonça Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN. Natal, RN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v13n2.4784

Keywords:

Child, Evaluation, Leukemia, Thorax.

Abstract

Introduction: The leukemias represent the neoplasia that most affect the child population. Objective: To compare the thoracic mobility of children with acute leukemia during the maintenance phase of the chemotherapy and healthy scholars. Methods: We evaluated 34 children divided into two groups: A, composed by 17 children with acute leukemia, and B composed of 17 healthy. The thoracic mobility was evaluated by the chest expansion measurement on the axillary and xiphoid levels. Student’s t-test unpaired and the paired were used to compare values found during the evaluations. Results: Children with acute leukemia showed lower thoracic mobility on the axillary and xiphoid levels when compared to healthy children. However, there was no difference between values found in those levels in each group assessed. Conclusion: Children with acute leukemia during the maintenance phase of chemotherapy have reduced thoracic mobility.