Traduction des recommandations pour la prise en charge physiothérapique respiratoire du patient médical adulte ventilant et avis de l'auteur
Philippe Le Masson
Kinésithér Scient 2013,0549:21-34 - 10/12/2013
This is the first extensive systematic literature review undertaken of the existing evidence surrounding comprehensive physiotherapy management of the spontaneously breathing, medical, respiratory, adult patient. Inevitably, given the youth of the academic component of the profession, and lack of funding and infrastructure for research in physiotherapy, much of the evidence is not at the highest level. This is not unique to physiotherapy. These guidelines have highlighted where there is substantial evidence and where there is paucity of evidence. It provides direction for future physiotherapy research. There is, however, considerable evidence supporting the need for physiotherapy across all these diagnostic groups, and this document provides the first step in defining the breadth of respiratory physiotherapy. It demonstrates that the profession encompasses more than tipping and bashing'' and that the integrated approach of physiotherapy embraces a wide variety of techniques, including: breathing reeducation, dyspnoea management, physical training and pulmonary rehabilitation, airway clearance, non-invasive ventilation and acupuncture. The physiotherapist should be an integral part of any respiratory team, providing e_ ective and practical management for the benefit of the respiratory patient. These guidelines have also started the process of formulating recommendations for the physiotherapy workforce required to provide the interventions recommended.