Abstract

TOLOSA CUBILLOS, Jorge Mauricio et al. Proposal for a pulmonary rehabilitation protocol in patients surviving COVID-19. Rev. Med [online]. 2020, vol.28, n.2, pp.71-84.  Epub June 04, 2021. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.5303.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-COV-2 virus is a new disease characterized by generating lung damage and compromising multiple tissues and organs throughout the body. Some of the patients with the infection should need intrahospital management with O2 support and additional measures that may include prolonged ICU immobilization. Patients who have moderate or severe conditions and survive the disease, could experience long-term impairment and dysfunction, including pulmonary fibrosis, cardiomyopathy, renal, hepatic and peripheral nerve injury, and all complications arising from hospitalizations in the ICU. It is considered that intervention in pulmonary rehabilitation is particularly important, especially at the recovery stage, and should be performed mainly with the objectives of improving: dyspnea, severe muscle weakness and fatigue, in order to promote functional independence and increase quality of life, so that anxiety and depression are diminished.

Keywords : pulmonary rehabilitation; COVID-19; viral pneumonia; SARS-COV-2.

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