Functional limitations and exercise intolerance in patients with post-COVID condition: a randomized crossover clinical trial

A Tryfonos, K Pourhamidi, G Jörnåker… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many patients with post-COVID condition (PCC) experience persistent fatigue,
muscle pain, and cognitive problems that worsen after exertion (referred to as postexertional …

Exercise performance in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to patients with unexplained dyspnea

GA Alba, DR Ziehr, JN Rouvina, LP Hariri… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Dyspnea and exercise intolerance are commonly reported post-acute sequelae
of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), but routine diagnostic testing is often normal …

Long-term comprehensive cardiopulmonary phenotyping of COVID-19

LM Kimmig, ZA Rako, S Ziegler, MJ Richter, AT GS… - Respiratory …, 2022 - Springer
Background Persistent symptoms after initial COVID-19 infection are common and are
frequently referred to by the umbrella terms “post-COVID syndrome” and “long COVID”. The …

Issues affecting the delivery of physical therapy services for individuals with critical illness

AJ Pawlik, JP Kress - Physical therapy, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Research supports the provision of physical therapy intervention and early mobilization in
the management of patients with critical illness. However, the translation of care from that of …

Improving physical function during and after critical care

CL Hough - Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Improving physical function during and after critical care : Current Opinion in Critical Care
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Aerobic exercise capacity in long-term survivors of critical illness: secondary analysis of the post-EPaNIC follow-up study

N Van Aerde, P Meersseman, Y Debaveye… - Intensive Care …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate aerobic exercise capacity in 5-year intensive care unit (ICU) survivors
and to assess the association between severity of organ failure in ICU and exercise capacity …

Assessment and predictors of physical functioning post-hospital discharge in survivors of critical illness

KJ Solverson, C Grant, CJ Doig - Annals of intensive care, 2016 - Springer
Background Prior studies of physical functioning after critical illness have been mostly
limited to survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome. The purpose of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 survivors: evidence of a sustained exercise intolerance and hypermetabolism

M Joris, P Minguet, C Colson, J Joris… - Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To investigate exercise capacity at 3 and 6 months after a prolonged ICU
stay. DESIGN: Observational monocentric study. SETTING: A post-ICU follow-up clinic in a …

Cardiorespiratory fitness and neuromuscular function of mechanically ventilated ICU COVID-19 patients

GY Millet, D Kennouche, C Foschia… - Critical Care …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current study was to investigate the level of cardiorespiratory
fitness and neuromuscular function of ICU survivors after COVID-19 and to examine whether …

Outcome measures report different aspects of patient function three months following critical care

L Denehy, A Nordon-Craft, L Edbrooke, D Malone… - Intensive care …, 2014 - Springer
Background Previous investigation of the relationship between physical performance and
patient self-report physical function (PF) measures in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors …