Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR) On February 2020, Italy, especially the northern regions, was hit by an epidemic of the new SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus that spread from China between December 2019 and January 2020. The entire healthcare system had to respond promptly in a very short time to an exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) with the need of semi-intensive and intensive care units.

Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

Bellini, Raffaella;Paneroni, Mara;
2020-01-01

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Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR) On February 2020, Italy, especially the northern regions, was hit by an epidemic of the new SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus that spread from China between December 2019 and January 2020. The entire healthcare system had to respond promptly in a very short time to an exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) with the need of semi-intensive and intensive care units.
2020
Coronavirus Infections; Critical Care; Dyspnea; Humans; Hypoxia; Infection Control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Italy; Noninvasive Ventilation; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Pronation; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult; Respiratory Insufficiency; Respiratory Protective Devices; Respiratory Therapy; Betacoronavirus; Physical Therapy Modalities
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