Efeito da Mobilização Precoce na Força Muscular em Pacientes com Sepse Internados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the muscular strength of patients with sepsis hospitalized in an ICU before and after the intervention of an exercise protocol. Methods: This study was carried out at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital de Clínicas de Uberlândia. Eighteen patients were randomly assigned to the intervention group (GI), who underwent an early mobilization protocol containing electrostimulation, cycloergometer and kinesiotherapy, and 10 in the control group (CG) who received conventional physiotherapy. The interventions were performed for seven days. Results: Patients submitted to the intervention protocol had the highest final MRC 29,62 ± 26,00 when compared to the control group 22,90 ± 24,73 however without statistical difference, which may be justified by the small number of participants. Conclusion: Early mobilization was able to maintain or decrease the loss of strength of the GI, which corroborates with previous publications.