COVID-19 and pulmonary rehabilitation: preparing for phase three

Massimiliano Polastri; Stefano Nava; Enrico Clini; Michele Vitacca; Rik Gosselink

doi:10.1183/13993003.01822-2020

COVID-19 and pulmonary rehabilitation: preparing for phase three

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jun 25;55(6):2001822. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01822-2020. Print 2020 Jun.

Authors

Massimiliano Polastri¹, Stefano Nava^{2

3}, Enrico Clini⁴, Michele Vitacca⁵, Rik Gosselink^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Dept of Continuity of Care and Disability, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy gbptap1@gmail.com.
² Dept of Clinical, Integrated and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, St Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ University Hospital of Modena Policlinico, Respiratory Diseases Unit, Dept of Medical and Surgical Sciences SMECHIMAI, University of Modena Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy.
⁵ Respiratory Rehabilitation Dept, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy.
⁶ Dept of Critical Care, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁷ Dept of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

Considering the expected high burden of respiratory, physical and psychological impairment following the acute phase of COVID-19, a huge number of patients should be referred early to a rehabilitation programme https://bit.ly/3d0s0hu

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / rehabilitation*
Critical Care
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / rehabilitation*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / rehabilitation*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / virology*
SARS-CoV-2