Respiratory rehabilitation program (draft) of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine for novel Coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)

ABSTRACT

Since December 2019, a number of cases of pneumonia with unexplained reasons have been reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and a large number of cases have been infected. National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China has named it novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19). With the strengthening of prevention and control forces, the number of mild patients in mobile cabin hospital has increased and a large number of patients have been cured and discharged from the hospital. The rehabilitation program of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine needs to be formulated and implemented urgently. Therefore, according to treatment protocols issued by National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China and relevant institutes, and widely discussion of relevant experts of pulmonary rehabilitation, TCM and nutrition, Respiratory Rehabilitation Program (Draft) of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for COVID-19 was compiled, in order to play a positive role in the follow-up epidemic prevention and control.