Joint Statement on the Role of Respiratory Rehabilitation in the COVID-19 Crisis: The Italian Position Paper

• Published in: Respiration Vol. 99; no. 6; pp. 493 - 499
• Main Authors: Vitacca, Michele, Carone, Mauro, Clini, Enrico Maria, Paneroni, Mara, Lazzeri, Marta, Lanza, Andrea, Privitera, Emilia, Pasqua, Franco, Gigliotti, Francesco, Castellana, Giorgio, Banfi, Paolo, Guffanti, Enrico, Santus, Pierachille, Ambrosino, Nicolino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Care and treatment; Coronavirus Infections - complications; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; COVID-19; Diagnosis; Humans; Interventional Pulmonology; Italy; Methods; Pandemics; Patient Acuity; Physical Therapy Modalities; Pneumonia, Viral - complications; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - etiology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - rehabilitation; Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology; Respiratory Insufficiency - rehabilitation; Respiratory therapy; Respiratory tract diseases; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2; Italy; Position paper; Pulmonary medicine; Critical care medicine
• ISSN: 0025-7931; 1423-0356; 1423-0356
• DOI: 10.1159/000508399

Due to the exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the entire Italian health care system had to respond promptly and in a very short time with the need of semi-intensive and intensive care units. Moreover, trained dedicated COVID-19 teams consist...