ReviewRespiratory physiology & neurobiology2020
Chest physiotherapy: An important adjuvant in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19.
Review in Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06202859 (Respiratory Physiotherapy as a Tool to Increase the Number of Solid Organ Donors), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Respiratory Physiotherapy as a Tool to Increase the Number of Solid Organ Donors
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physiological and clinical effects of selected airway clearance techniques in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: a systematic review and synthesis without meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- The comparison of two types of physiotherapy techniques on selected weaning indices of patients requiring mechanical ventilation: a single blind randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Enhancing pulmonary function and arterial blood gas readings through immediate chest physiotherapy among extubated patients in ICU.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Trial
- Patient, family member and healthcare professionals' experiences of physiotherapy airway clearance techniques during hospital admission: a scoping review.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Interruption of enteral tube feeding during chest physiotherapy in critically ill adults: A scoping review.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026Review
- Rehabilitation for Patients with COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome During Quarantine: A Single-Center Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Observational
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- Pulmonary Sequelae of Coronavirus Disease 2019.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2023Review
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- Systemic and Cerebral Effects of Physiotherapy in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects.Respiratory care · 2023Observational
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- Resilience and its impact on the mental health of physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo, Brazil.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Management of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections with focus on patients with chronic lung diseases (as of 10 January 2022) : Updated statement of the Austrian Society of Pneumology (ASP).Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2022Article
- Time to active sitting position: One-year findings from a temporary COVID-19 intensive care unit.Respiratory medicine · 2022Article
- Different Methods to Improve the Monitoring of Noninvasive Respiratory Support of Patients with Severe Pneumonia/ARDS Due to COVID-19: An Update.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- The Comparison of the Effectiveness of Respiratory Physiotherapy Plus Myofascial Release Therapy Versus Respiratory Physiotherapy Alone on Cardiorespiratory Parameters in Patients With COVID-19.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2022Article
- Providing rehabilitation to patients recovering from COVID-19: A scoping review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Physiotherapy practice for hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2022Article
- Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations.Journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Case Report: Complex Treatment Using Vibroacoustic Therapy in a Patient With Co-Infection and COVID-19.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
In late 2019, an outbreak of a novel human coronavirus causing respiratory disease was identified in Wuhan, China. The virus spread rapidly worldwide, reaching pandemic status. Chest computed tomography scans of patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) have revealed different stages of respiratory involvement, with extremely variable lung presentations, which require individualized ventilatory strategies in those who become critically ill. Chest physiotherapy has proven to be effective for improving long-term respiratory physical function among ICU survivors. The ARIR recently reported the role of chest physiotherapy in the acute phase of COVID-19, pointing out limitation of some procedures due to the limited experience with this disease in the ICU setting. Evidence on the efficacy of chest physiotherapy in COVID-19 is still lacking. In this line, the current review discusses the important role of chest physiotherapy in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19, around the weaning process, and how it can be safely applied with careful organization, including the training of healthcare staff and the appropriate use of personal protective equipment to minimize the risk of viral exposure.
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