Feasibility of sit training for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia during deep sedation: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

There have been a few reports on the early rehabilitation of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and none on the effectiveness and adverse events of early mobilization for mechanical ventilation patients (other than COVID-19) during deep sedation. This report indicates that sitting without adverse events is possible in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia during deep sedation with muscle relaxation.

Patient concerns

A 65-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, lacunar infarction, and Parkinson's disease was admitted to a local hospital for pneumonia due to COVID-19. After admission, the patient was managed on a ventilator under deep sedation with muscle relaxants and sedatives. Twelve days after admission, the patient was transferred to our h

SUBMITTER: Kinoshita T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature