BACKGROUND: The objective this study was to measure quantitatively those breathing alterations until 30 days postoperative. METHOD: Breathing evaluations were accomplished before and after bariatric surgery, in morbid obese with IMC greater than 39 kg/m², through arterial gasometry, spirometry function, manovacuometry, to motivate breathing and circumferences. They were breathing physiotherapeutic accomplished, orientations and treatment in the postoperative, with comparative data among evaluations in the 1st, 14th ·e 30th postoperative day. RESULTS: Until the 30th postoperative day, those individuals didn't achieve significant differences in the evaluated parameters, and showed no breathing complications for physiotherapeutic treatment. CONCLUSION: There were no alterations in the analyzed parameters, nor breathing complications in this study with intervention physiotherapy before and after bariatric surgery. Studies should be accomplished, for a longer postoperative period, including specific exercises to achieve different results.
Physical therapy; Obesity; Bariatric surgery; Spirometry; Respiratory function tests
