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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Shoulder Pain in COVID-19 Survivors Following Mechanical Ventilation.

Roberto Álvarez, María Fernanda Del Valle, Pablo Cordero, Mariano Del Sol, Pablo A Lizana, Jorge Gutiérrez, Jorge Valenzuela, Rodrigo Muñoz-Cofre

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Roberto ÁlvarezServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital el Carmen, Maipú 9251521, Chile.
María Fernanda Del ValleServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital el Carmen, Maipú 9251521, Chile.
Pablo CorderoServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital el Carmen, Maipú 9251521, Chile.
Mariano Del SolCentro de Excelencia en Estudios Morfológicos y Quirúrgicos, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile.
Pablo A LizanaLaboratory of Morphological Sciences, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2373223, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-9366-6930
Jorge GutiérrezServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital el Carmen, Maipú 9251521, Chile.
Jorge ValenzuelaServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital el Carmen, Maipú 9251521, Chile.
Rodrigo Muñoz-CofreServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital el Carmen, Maipú 9251521, Chile.
Universidad de La Frontera · CLUniversidad de Santiago de Chile · CLPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 has caused a certain proportion of patients to be hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) and may cause musculoskeletal and neurological deficits following intubation and mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to quantify and describe the presence of shoulder pain in patients released from hospitals after suffering COVID-19. Patients with positive Apley tests were sent to a physiatrist for a clinical evaluation, ultrasound and electromyography (EMG). This evaluation was completed with a pain scale, joint range and shoulder muscle strength evaluations. Of the one-hundred-sixteen patients, seventy eight entered the respiratory rehabilitation program. Twenty patients were sent to the multidisciplinary shoulder team for positive Apley scratch tests. Of these twenty patients, one had only an EMG, ten had only ultrasounds, seven had an EMG and ultrasound and two did not need complementary tests. The twenty patients were sent to the physical therapist, with all presenting pain and diminished joint range and muscle strength in the affected shoulder. In this context, shoulder pain could be associated with the prone position in the ICU. We suggest time control and position change for patients on mechanical ventilation in a prone position with COVID-19.

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COVID-19Respiration, ArtificialHumansSARS-CoV-2Shoulder PainSurvivorsanatomyCOVID-19painperipheral nervous systemsshoulder

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