• Respir Physiol Neurobiol · May 2021

    Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 respiratory failure patients post-ICU.

    • Y Al Chikhanie, D Veale, M Schoeffler, J L Pépin, S Verges, and F Hérengt.
    • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center Dieulefit santé, Dieulefit, Rhône-Alpes, France; HP2 Laboratory, INSERM, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France.
    • Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2021 May 1; 287: 103639.

    IntroductionSome COVID-19 patients develop respiratory failure requiring admission to intensive care unit (ICU). We aim to evaluate the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) post-ICU in COVID-19 patients.MethodsTwenty-one COVID-19 patients were evaluated pre- and post-PR and compared retrospectively to a non-COVID-19 group of 21 patients rehabilitated after ICU admission due to respiratory failure.ResultsPR induced greater 6-min walking distance improvement in COVID-19 patients (+205 ± 121 m) than in other respiratory failure patients post-ICU (+93 ± 66 m). The sooner PR was performed post-ICU, the better patients recovered.ConclusionsPR induced large functional improvements in COVID-19 patients post-ICU although significant physical and psychosocial impairments remained post-PR.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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