A pulmonary rehabilitation program is an effective strategy to improve forced vital capacity, muscle strength, and functional exercise capacity similarly in adults and older people with post-severe COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation

A pulmonary rehabilitation program is an effective strategy to improve forced vital capacity, muscle strength, and functional exercise capacity similarly in adults and older people with post-severe COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation

Abstract Background It is internationally known that our population is aging. At the same time, some patients with COVID-19, due to their symptoms, required mechanical ventilation (MV) and subsequent pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). This study aimed to compare the effects of a multimodal PR program “A...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Muñoz-Cofré, María Fernanda del Valle, Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Jorge Valenzuela, Mariano del Sol, Constanza Díaz Canales, Pablo A. Lizana, Fernando Valenzuela-Aedo, Rodrigo Lizama-Pérez, Máximo Escobar-Cabello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
COVID-19
Adult
Older
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04910-9

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