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[Recommendations from the German Respiratory Society for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COVID-19]
R Glöckl1,2, H Buhr-Schinner3, A R Koczulla1,2,4
1Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Forschungsinstitut für Pneumologische Rehabilitation, Schönau am Königssee.
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Pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended for COVID-19 patients, starting in the hospital and continuing afterward. This position paper provides guidance for implementing this crucial therapy.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- COVID-19 presents significant health consequences, necessitating specialized care.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key component of recovery for affected individuals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide recommendations for implementing pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients.
- To outline the indications and scope of rehabilitative therapies for COVID-19.
Main Methods:
- Development of a position paper by the German Respiratory Society (DGP), Assembly 12.
- Review of the current state of knowledge on COVID-19 health consequences and rehabilitation.
Main Results:
- Pulmonary rehabilitation is indicated from the ward/ICU through acute hospital care and specialized centers.
- Recommendations focus on the content and implementation of multimodal, interdisciplinary rehabilitation.
Conclusions:
- Early and continuous pulmonary rehabilitation is vital for COVID-19 recovery.
- Multimodal, interdisciplinary approaches are recommended for optimal patient outcomes.
Abstract:
The German Respiratory Society (DGP) has commissioned Assembly 12 "Rehabilitation, Prevention and Tobacco Control" to develop recommendations for the implementation of pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients. This position paper is based on the current state of knowledge, which develops daily. This position paper describes the health consequences in COVID-19 as well as the indications for pulmonary rehabilitation. Rehabilitative therapies in COVID-19 are already indicated on the ward or intensive care unit, continue as early pulmonary rehabilitation in the acute hospital and as pulmonary rehabilitation in pulmonary rehabilitation centers. The main focus of this position paper is to propose recommendations for the content-related implementation of a multimodal, interdisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients.