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Open Access 01-12-2020 | Coronavirus | Letter

Early rehabilitation with dedicated use of belt-type electrical muscle stimulation for severe COVID-19 patients

Authors: Kensuke Nakamura, Hidehiko Nakano, Hiromu Naraba, Masaki Mochizuki, Hideki Hashimoto

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has produced a global pandemic. Many patients, mainly those with plural risk factors, have developed to critically ill status and have required intensive care including mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Although evidence remains limited about how long mechanical ventilation is generally necessary, 1 to 2 weeks of ventilation usage are typically prepared to treat severe cases of COVID-19 [1]. Because intensive care unit (ICU) acquired weakness (ICU-AW) often accompanies acute respiratory distress syndrome, treatment of ICU-AW is fundamentally important for clinical practice for COVID-19. …
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Metadata
Title
Early rehabilitation with dedicated use of belt-type electrical muscle stimulation for severe COVID-19 patients
Authors
Kensuke Nakamura
Hidehiko Nakano
Hiromu Naraba
Masaki Mochizuki
Hideki Hashimoto
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03080-5

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