Early rehabilitation in a critically ill inpatient with COVID-19.
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med
; 56(6): 858-861, 2020 Dec.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1049276
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Survivors of critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suffer from severe physical functional disability. Recent reports from several countries suggest that rehabilitative intervention is needed to improve physical functional decline in the challenging situation of COVID-19. CASE REPORT A 58-year-old woman, previously without gait difficulty, was diagnosed with COVID-19 requiring endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. She also developed stress-induced cardiomyopathy. After management in intensive care unit for 15 days, she could not sit on a bed without back support. After receiving short-term inpatient rehabilitation therapy, lower limb muscle strength, balance function, and gait speed had rapidly and significantly improved at the time of hospital discharge and at 1-month follow-up. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT As COVID-19 tends to progress rapidly in the acute phase, early rehabilitation is necessary, despite challenges to its implementation. Feasible inpatient rehabilitation for patients with critical COVID-19 will pave the way to improve physical functional disability.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad Crítica
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Cuidados Críticos
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COVID-19
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Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudio de cohorte
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Física
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Rehabilitación
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S1973-9087.20.06406-0
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