Estimate consumption of oxygen in people with unilateral amputation of the lower limbs

• Autor(a) principal: San Martin, Elisabete Antunes
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Schneiders, Paloma de Borba, Souza, Tatiana Lasch de, Peiter, Ana Paula Dattein, Goulart, Cássia da Luz, Silva, Andréa Lúcia Gonçalves da, Silva, Angela Cristina Ferreira da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/6773
• topic: Amputation; Oxygen consumption; Lower limbs; Daily activities; Amputação; Consumo de oxigênio; Membro inferior; Atividade cotidiana

Besides anatomical alterations, the amputation of a lower limb (LL) affects energy expenditure and increases oxygen consumption (VO2). The VO2 of LL-amputated people is estimated and the clinical characteristics affecting it are identified. Current transversal study verified the functional capacity and calculated VO2 by the questionnaire Duke Activity Status Index (DASI). Twenty-eight LL-amputated people were evaluated: 50% traumatic cases and 50% non-traumatic cases; age 54.1±19.1 years) at transfemur (75%) and transtibia (25%) level, predominantly obese (42.9%) and males (78.6%). Total DASI score was 16.7(2.7–36.7) and VO2 was estimated at 17.2±4.6 mL.kg-1.min-1. Functional capacity was compromised and VO2 extremely weak. There was a co-relationship between estimated VO2 and age (r= -0.516; p=0.005) of total sample and when analyzed by transfemur amputation level (r=-0.577; p=0.006). Unilateral LL-amputated people had decreased functional capacity and very weak VO2. Age, obesity, transfemur level and non-traumatic cause affected directly low estimated VO2.