Physiotherapy Care of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - A Brazilian Experience

Some patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) present with severe acute respiratory syndrome, which causes multiple organ dysfunction, besides dysfunction of the respiratory system, that requires invasive procedures. On the basis of the opinions of front-line experts and a review of the relevant literature on several topics, we proposed clinical practice recommendations on the following aspects for physiotherapists facing challenges in treating patients and containing virus spread: 1. personal protective equipment, 2. conventional chest physiotherapy, 3. exercise and early mobilization, 4. oxygen therapy, 5. nebulizer treatment, 6. non-invasive ventilation and high-flow nasal oxygen, 7. endotracheal intubation, 8. protective mechanical ventilation, 9. management of mechanical ventilation in severe and refractory cases of hypoxemia, 10. prone positioning, 11. cuff pressure, 12. tube and nasotracheal suction, 13. humidifier use for ventilated patients, 14. methods of weaning ventilated patients and extubation, and 15. equipment and hand hygiene. These recommendations can serve as clinical practice guidelines for physiotherapists. This article details the development of guidelines on these aspects for physiotherapy of patients with COVID-19.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Righetti,Renato Fraga, Onoue,Mirian Akemi, Politi,Flavia Vanessa Aurea, Teixeira,Débora Trigo, Souza,Patricia Nery de, Kondo,Claudia Seiko, Moderno,Eliana Vieira, Moraes,Igor Gutierrez, Maida,Ana Lígia Vasconcellos, Pastore Junior,Laerte, Silva,Felipe Duarte, Brito,Christina May Moran de, Baia,Wania Regina Mollo, Yamaguti,Wellington Pereira
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322020000100416
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