Open AccessResults of the application of pulmonary physiotherapy in a 38-year-old post-COVID19 patient after severe pneumonia and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Verónica Vázquez-Chacón,
Erendira Sánchez-Barrera,
Rosa María Chío-Austria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de fisioterapia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2523-6849
DOI - 10.35429/jp.2021.13.5.11.21
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , pulmonary function testing , pneumonia , type 2 diabetes mellitus , covid-19 , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , disease , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
Objectives General: to create a Pulmonary Physiotherapy Program to ensure that the patient with severe or severe post-COVID-19 disease with pulmonary compromise and, with oxygen supplementation, reaches their maximum functional capacity, which in turn facilitates the maximum degree of autonomy and improvement in health-related quality of life. Specific objectives: Minimize the sensation of dyspnea. Improvement of ventilatory mechanics, oxygenation and reduction of supplemental oxygen. Increased strength of respiratory muscles. Promote functional independence through improvement in cardiopulmonary capacity. Evaluate the impact of the program using the quality of life assessment scale. Methodology: Case report, quantitative, longitudinal and prospective. Contribution: The scientific contribution of this article focuses on the knowledge of non-pharmacological treatment (Pulmonary Physiotherapy) in the post-COVID-19 and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patient.