Inspiratory muscle training for recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from mechanical ventilation: A pilot control clinical study.
Ahmed M AbodonyaWalid Kamal AbdelbassetElsayed A AwadIbrahim E ElalfyHosni A SalemShereen H ElsayedPublished in: Medicine (2021)
A 2-week IMT improves pulmonary functions, dyspnea, functional performance, and QOL in recovered intensive care unit (ICU) COVID-19 patients after consecutive weaning from mechanical ventilation. IMT program should be encouraged in the COVID-19 management protocol, specifically with ICU patients.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- sars cov
- respiratory failure
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- prognostic factors
- skeletal muscle
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- patient reported outcomes