ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Early Intensive Physical Rehabilitation Combined with a Protocolized Decannulation Process in Tracheostomized Survivors from Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia with Chronic Critical Illness.
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- Non-pharmacological rehabilitation strategies for pulmonary and physical recovery in ICU survivors after COVID-19: A systematic review.Chronic respiratory diseasePooled it
- Outcomes after specialized rehabilitation for patients with critical COVID-19 and prolonged intensive care unit stays.European clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Bridging Gaps in Holistic Rehabilitation After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Fibrotic-Like Pulmonary Radiographic Patterns Are Not Associated With Adverse Outcomes in COVID-19 Chronic Critical Illness.Critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Issues Related to COVID-19.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme in people recovering from a severe and critically COVID-19 infection.Respiratory medicine and research · 2023Article
- ERS International Congress 2022: highlights from the Respiratory Intensive Care Assembly.ERJ open research · 2023Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors from severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) with chronic critical illness (CCI) may be considered vast resource consumers with a poor prognosis. We hypothesized that a holistic approach combining an early intensive rehabilitation with a protocol of difficult weaning would improve patient outcomes (2) Methods: A single-center retrospective study in a five-bed post-ICU weaning and intensive rehabilitation center with a dedicated fitness room specifically equipped to safely deliver physical activity sessions in frail patients with CCI. (3) Results: Among 502 CARDS patients admitted to the ICU from March 2020 to March 2022, 50 consecutive tracheostomized patients were included in the program. After a median of 39 ICU days, 25 days of rehabilitation were needed to restore patients’ autonomy (ADL, from 0 to 6; p < 0.001), to significantly improve their aerobic capacity (6-min walking test distance, from 0 to 253 m; p < 0.001) and to reduce patients’ vulnerability (frailty score, from 7 to 3; p < 0.001) and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS, from 18 to 10; p < 0.001). Forty-eight decannulated patients (96%) were discharged home. (4) Conclusions: A protocolized weaning strategy combined with early intensive rehabilitation in a dedicated specialized center boosted the physical and mental recovery.
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