Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up

Abstract COVID‐19 patients often develop neuromuscular complications, and critically ill patients often develop ICU‐acquired weakness. We report a COVID‐19 patient who developed flaccid quadriplegia after ECMO therapy and achieved a slow but consistent recovery during a 14‐month period of sustained...

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Main Authors: Nobuko Sasano, Masami Yasuda, Gohei Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-12-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6735
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description Abstract COVID‐19 patients often develop neuromuscular complications, and critically ill patients often develop ICU‐acquired weakness. We report a COVID‐19 patient who developed flaccid quadriplegia after ECMO therapy and achieved a slow but consistent recovery during a 14‐month period of sustained holistic rehabilitation including early mobilization to an outdoor environment.
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spelling doaj.art-fd50d91b733848eca23ead2166e251462023-01-17T04:40:57ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-12-011012n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6735Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐upNobuko Sasano0Masami Yasuda1Gohei Yamada2Department of Intensive Care Medicine Nagoya City University West Medical Center Nagoya JapanDepartment of Rehabilitation Nagoya City University West Medical Center Nagoya JapanDepartment of Neurology Nagoya City University West Medical Center Nagoya JapanAbstract COVID‐19 patients often develop neuromuscular complications, and critically ill patients often develop ICU‐acquired weakness. We report a COVID‐19 patient who developed flaccid quadriplegia after ECMO therapy and achieved a slow but consistent recovery during a 14‐month period of sustained holistic rehabilitation including early mobilization to an outdoor environment.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6735critical illness polyneuropathyearly mobilizationgardenICU‐AWout‐of‐the‐ICU activity
spellingShingle Nobuko Sasano
Masami Yasuda
Gohei Yamada
Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up
Clinical Case Reports
critical illness polyneuropathy
early mobilization
garden
ICU‐AW
out‐of‐the‐ICU activity
title Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up
title_full Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up
title_fullStr Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up
title_full_unstemmed Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up
title_short Quadriplegia after ECMO therapy with sluggish recovery in a COVID‐19 patient: A case report with a 14‐month follow‐up
title_sort quadriplegia after ecmo therapy with sluggish recovery in a covid 19 patient a case report with a 14 month follow up
topic critical illness polyneuropathy
early mobilization
garden
ICU‐AW
out‐of‐the‐ICU activity
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6735
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