Effectiveness of Early Combined Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Related ARDS Patients After the Successfull Application of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Two Case Reports

Erturk, Nurel; KÜÇÜK, AHMET; Algin, Merve; PEHLİVANLAR KÜÇÜK, MEHTAP

doi:10.4274/tybd.galenos.2022.05706

Effectiveness of Early Combined Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Related ARDS Patients After the Successfull Application of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Two Case Reports

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Erturk N., KÜÇÜK A. O., Algin M. O., PEHLİVANLAR KÜÇÜK M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKIM DERGISI, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.165-171, 2022 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2022
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tybd.galenos.2022.05706
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKIM DERGISI
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-171
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Many cardiac, pulmonary, and psychiatric complications occur due to long-term bed rest, infection, and critical illness neuropathy/myopathy in extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) applied coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inpatients in intensive care units. Physiotherapy plays an important role in restoring physical functions in the subacute phase following ECMO decannulation. After being discharged, and with combined rehabilitation, these patients experience a faster recovery and their quality of life increases. In this article, the effects of the combined physiotherapy program, which was applied to two patients with COVID-19 who received ECMO treatment and were discharged from the intensive care unit, is discussed. Early application of the combined rehabilitation program after discharge resulted in a positive outcome.