Os efeitos da musicoterapia em pacientes sob ventilação mecânica: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation is a therapy used to maintain life in patients with respiratory failure and is strongly related to iatrogenic complications, therefore, its discontinuation should occur as soon as possible. Music therapy has been drawing attention as an effective non-pharmacological measure, easy to apply and low cost, in different clinical conditions. The present study aims to seek scientific data that identify the effects of music therapy in mechanically ventilated patients. The use of music therapy in these patients allows, in addition to the classic anxiolytic and analgesic benefits, a faster suspension of the invasive ventilation method and a reduction in the length of stay of patients in intensive care units. Musical intervention in these patients also reduces heart rate, mean blood pressure, need for sedatives or analgesics, the occurrence and severity of Delirium, in addition to not having adverse effects, presenting good results in both adults and children, and to be superior in comparison with another non- pharmacological measure.