COVID-19: Patient Characteristics in the First Phase of Postintensive Care Rehabilitation.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
; 3(2): 100108, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1161009
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe clinical characteristics of patients after intensive care unit (ICU) treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were admitted for inpatient rehabilitation.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional design.SETTING:
Inpatient rehabilitation care in the Netherlands.PARTICIPANTS:
All post-ICU patients with COVID-19 admitted to the rehabilitation center between April 2 and May 13, 2020, were invited to participate in the study. Included were patients older than 18 years needing inpatient rehabilitation after ICU treatment for COVID-19 (N=60; mean age, 59.9y; 75% male).INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The following information was collected in the first week of inpatient rehabilitation care (1) demographics; (2) ICU stay parameters; (3) medical, physical, and functional characteristics; and (4) self-reported symptoms.RESULTS:
The most important findings for rehabilitation were the following in the first week after discharge to the rehabilitation center, 38.3% of all patients experienced exercise-induced oxygen desaturation, in 72.7% muscle weakness was present in all major muscle groups, and 21.7% had a reduced mobility in 1 or both shoulders. Furthermore 40% had dysphagia, and 39.2% reported symptoms of anxiety.CONCLUSION:
Post-ICU patients with COVID-19 display physical and anxiety symptoms as reported in other post-ICU patient groups. However, this study showed some remarkable clinical characteristics of post-ICU patients with COVID-19. Rehabilitation programs need to anticipate on this. Long-term follow-up studies are necessary.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.arrct.2021.100108
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