Heart transplant person with Covid-19 UCI care – rehabilitation nursing

• Autor(a) principal: Loureiro, Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: China, Marco, Rodrigues, Helena, Duarte, João, Coutinho, Gonçalo, Martins, Maria Manuela, Novo, André
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/24200
• topic: Heart transplant; Covid 19; Rehabilitation nurse

Critical illness associated with SARS-COV2 infection is often associated with prolonged periods of intensive care treatment, with a consequent negative impact on clinical and functional results in the short and medium term It is therefore predictable and desirable to actively participate in ICU rehabilitation In heart transplanted persons the impact of COVID 19 remains unknown, particularly in the recent post transplant period, as well as the impact of rehabilitation on the recovery process.Objective: to describe outcomes resulting from rehabilitation nursing care in respiratory and mobility functions. Methods: Case report following CARE guidelines. Presentation of the case: A 60 years old male, 9 months post heart transplant, infected with Covid 19 needed to be admitted in intensive care unit He had rehabilitation nursing intervention in the respiratory and functional function, 2 times a day, during 45 60 mints. Conclusion: In this case, it is clear that R ehabilitation Nursing interventions seems to translate an improvement in the respiratory and functional