Atuação da fisioterapia na reabilitação de pacientes com câncer pulmonar: revisão de literatura integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Lung Cancer (PC) is a serious disease with high incidence worldwide. Objective: To verify the main conducts and physiotherapeutic resources used in the treatment of lung cancer. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, where searches were conducted in electronic databases: SciELO, PubMed National Library of Medicine, PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) and VHL, including the MEDLINE and LILACS platforms, between the years 2018 and 2013. Results: 105 articles were found in the present search in the databases. Of these, 34 had repeated titles or were not available complete electronically, and 71 were selected for reading the abstract and excluded those that did not concern the purpose of the work. After reading the abstract, 25 studies were read in full, and 6 studies that met the eligibility criteria were included. Conclusion: Physiotherapy has an important role in the treatment of patients with lung cancer, and has several respiratory resources, among them, pulmonary rehabilitation, pulmonary expansion, bronchial hygiene maneuvers, inspiratory muscle training, EPAP and NIV (CPAP and BIPAP), were the main resources found in the literature for the rehabilitation of patients with lung cancer, observed effectiveness in reducing complications caused by lung cancer.