Spanish Experience of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Efficacy for Patients Affected by the Novel SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Gonzalo Ballesteros-Reviriego, Bernat Planas Pascual, Alberto Rojo Ruiz, Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero, Camilo Corbelini, Jorge Hugo Villafañe

2020Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation26 citationsDOI

Abstract

At present, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is raging around the world. In Spain, the percentage of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is very high, as well as the mortality rate. This article discusses a 38-year-old woman admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory failure secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Early physiotherapy improved lung secretion removal, respiratory mechanics outcomes, gas exchange, and muscle strength without adverse effects. Regarding the lack of information about physiotherapy effects in this context, these data are essential to demonstrate the feasibility of early physiotherapy in such patients who are young as well as older.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineContext (archaeology)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care unitPulmonary rehabilitationRehabilitationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineAcute respiratory failureAdverse effectRespiratory failurePhysical therapyDisease2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMechanical ventilationEmergency medicineInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyPaleontologyBiologyOutbreakLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersRespiratory Support and Mechanisms