Avaliação de Musculaturas Respiratórias em lactentes por meio da eletromiografia de superfície: Uma revisão integrativa

Infants with chronic lung diseases, present a work of accessory muscles of respiration increased to overcome the resistance of air flow that is committed, resulting in the alteration of respiratory mechanics. Pulmonary function tests are standardized and carried out for the evaluation of these changes. In infants, there is a great difficulty to perform, when in spontaneous breathing. We believe it to electromyography (EMG) is an effective and inexpensive method to identify such changes. This study aims to find the evidence on muscles respiratory assessment in infants by electromyography. In an integrative review in the databases PUBMED, in the period from 2006 to 2016, three articles were selected. The analysis of these articles indicates that EMG is viable and replicable in premature infants on mechanical ventilation, but much criticized for the possibility of contamination of the myoelectric activity by other muscles. It suggests the importance of further studies and experiments on this topic.