Application Breathing Exercises With Load Inspiratory Postoperative Abdominal Surgery

The endurance test is performed using the Power breathe ® K3.

According to Basso and Costa (2012), this assessment divided into two tests:

• Test incremental: starting with 10 centimeters of water, the volunteer is instructed to breathe normally for two minutes, thereafter a further minute, the next two minutes of exercise load will be increased, and so on until the volunteer fails to reach the predetermined pressure for three consecutive breaths or present dyspnea and / or fatigue. The largest load that is sustained for at least one minute will be considered the value of sustained maximal inspiratory pressure (PImáxS).
• Test constant: is conducted PImáxS to 80%, which is obtained in the previous test, and determined the time limit (Tlim) run 30 minutes. The stopping criteria are the same as the incremental test.

Spirometry was carried out according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) (2005). Three types of maneuver were used in order to evaluate the lung volumes and flows: Slow Vital Capacity (SVC), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV). The maneuvers were carried out until three acceptable and reproducible curves were obtained, not exceeding more than eight attempts. The values extracted from each maneuver were selected according to Pereira (2002), and the predicted values calculated using the equation proposed by Pereira et al. (1992) for Brazilians.

The measurement of thoracoabdominal mobility was performed by using a tape scaled in centimeters. In the standing position, the measurements were made at levels axillary, xiphoid and abdominal during rest, and at maximal inspiration and maximal expiration. At each level, the measurements were performed three times. It computed the highest value of inspiration and the lowest of expiration. The absolute difference between these values was considered the thoracoabdominal mobility.

The Sniff is an alternative non-invasive technique for the assessment of inspiratory muscle strength by sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (PNSN). The measurement is performed using a peak pressure generated by nasal nostril during a maximal sniff from functional residual capacity (FRC).

The measurement will be performed with one nostril occluded by a silicone nasal plug, which remained connected to the digital manometer by a catheter approximately 1mm diameter (RUPPEL, 1994). The maneuver is a maximal sniff, with the mouth closed, from functional residual capacity (FRC). The Sniff Test will be held in ten maneuvers, with an interval of 30 seconds between each maneuver, being used as a selection criterion Sniff acceptable to generate a peak pressure regularly and a duration between 0 and 5 sec.