The successful rehabilitation of a 75-year-old female with debilitating long COVID: A case report

A 75-year-old previously healthy female became severely ill, functionally dependent, and required long-term home oxygen therapy, after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with acute respiratory failure and extensive pulmonary fibrosis. After two months of respiratory muscle training an...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Wan-Ling, Chang, Yi-Wei, Horng, Yi-Shiung, Hsu, Yu-Ting, Wu, Pao-Sheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8800380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35105498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2022.01.016
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Sumario:A 75-year-old previously healthy female became severely ill, functionally dependent, and required long-term home oxygen therapy, after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with acute respiratory failure and extensive pulmonary fibrosis. After two months of respiratory muscle training and a comprehensive cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program, her dyspnea, physical performance, pulmonary function parameters, and activities of daily living rapidly improved. This Case highlights the importance of a timely active rehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors experiencing the long-term effects of coronavirus (long COVID).

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