Performance and labor conditions of physiotherapists in Brazilian intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic. What did we learn?

Andressa Sabrina de Oliveira Resende Suzi Laine Longo Dos Santos Bacci Ítalo Ribeiro Paula Leandro Alves Pereira Cíntia Johnston Valéria Cabral Neves Luszczynski Vívian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo

Published in: Critical care science (2023)

Intensive care units with 24-hour/day physiotherapists had higher percentages of protocols and noninvasive ventilation for patients with COVID-19. The use of specific resources varied between the types of intensive care units and hospitals and in relation to the physiotherapists' labor conditions. This study showed that most professionals had little experience in intensive care and low wages.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
healthcare
blood pressure
acute respiratory distress syndrome