Rehabilitación respiratoria en niños y adolescentes con bronquiolitis obliterante post infecciosa / Pulmonary rehabilitation in children and adolescents with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans

ABSTRACT

Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO) is a lung disease characterized by chronic airflow limitation associated with small airway fibrosis and obliteration, caused by viral infection in the first years of life. According to the current clinical guidelines in our country, the bases of its treatment involve pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies. Among non-pharmacological strategies, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the standout, which consists of diagnostic and therapeutic management designed to evaluate and reverse function deterioration, and aimed at improving the quality of life and the prognosis of these patients.The objective of this review is to describe and discuss the components associated with pulmonary rehabilitation of PIBO patients, emphasizing the properties and attributes of the evaluation methods and the main treatment strategies that contribute to improving these patients' functionality