Pulmonary rehabilitation principles in SARS-COV-2 infection (COVID-19): A guideline for the acute and subacute rehabilitation
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2020
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious infection disease, which may cause respiratory, physical, psychological, and generalized systemic dysfunction. The severity of disease ranges from an asymptomatic infection or mild illness to mild or severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and/or death. COVID-19 dramatically affects the pulmonary system. There is a lack of knowledge about the long-term outcomes of the disease and the possible sequelae and rehabilitation. This clinical practice guideline includes pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) recommendations for adult COVID-19 patients and has been developed in the light of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 provided by the World Health Organization and Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Health, recently published scientific literature, and PR recommendations for COVID-19 regarding basic principles of PR. In this guideline, the contagiousness of COVID-19, recommendations on limited contact of patient with healthcare providers, and the evidence about possible benefits of PR were taken into consideration. © 2020 Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. All rights reserved.
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angiotensin converting enzyme 2 , coronavirus spike glycoprotein , adult respiratory distress syndrome , Article , artificial ventilation , asymptomatic infection , clinical feature , computer assisted tomography , coronavirus disease 2019 , coughing , dyspnea , fatigue , fever , headache , health care personnel , hemoptysis , human , hygiene , immunocompromised patient , lymphocytopenia , muscle weakness , myalgia , nutritional assessment , oxygen saturation , oxygen therapy , pathogenesis , polymerase chain reaction , positive end expiratory pressure , practice guideline , pulmonary rehabilitation , quality of life , rehabilitation nursing , resistance training , respiratory function , Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score , sleep hygiene , telerehabilitation , thorax radiography , vomiting