Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Mar 26;90(1). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1285.

Abstract

Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR) On February 2020, Italy, especially the northern regions, was hit by an epidemic of the new SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus that spread from China between December 2019 and January 2020. The entire healthcare system had to respond promptly in a very short time to an exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) with the need of semi-intensive and intensive care units.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / rehabilitation
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
  • Critical Care
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / complications
  • Hypoxia / etiology
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Infection Control / standards
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
  • Italy
  • Noninvasive Ventilation / methods*
  • Noninvasive Ventilation / standards
  • Pandemics
  • Physical Therapy Modalities*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / rehabilitation
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy
  • Pronation
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods*
  • Respiration, Artificial / standards
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Respiratory Therapy / methods*
  • Respiratory Therapy / standards
  • SARS-CoV-2