Outcomes of a functional rehabilitation protocol in chronic critical disease by COVID-19: A case report

• Autor(a) principal: Vianna, Jacqueline Rodrigues de Freitas
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Michelato, Thais Helena de Paula, Barros, Breno Henrique Florêncio de, Ribeiro, Ana Laura Tassinari, Guerra, Jorge Luis, Barros Junior, Edson Alves, Jamami, Maurício
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/40526
• topic: Rehabilitation; COVID-19; Muscle weakness.; Rehabilitación; COVID-19; Debilidad muscular.; Reabilitação; COVID-19; Fraqueza muscular.

The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that causes COVID-19. It can cause severe illness, with significant increase in morbidity and mortality rates, requiring the need for hospitalization and mechanical ventilation. This study aims to describe a functional rehabilitation protocol applied to a patient with COVID-19 after 21 days of mechanical ventilation (MV). We report a case of a 56-year-old female patient diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented severe hypoxemic respiratory failure, chronic critical disease, intensive care unit acquired weakness, difficult and prolonged weaning, organ dysfunction, and needed tracheotomy. The patient responded satisfactorily to a late functional rehabilitation protocol showing the importance of well-designed and individualized protocols to achieve maximum functional recovery.