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Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations

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posted on 2023-05-21, 06:48 authored by Thomas, P, Baldwin, C, Beach, L, Bissett, B, Ianthe BodenIanthe Boden, Magana Cruz, S, Gosselink, R, Granger, CL, Hodgson, C, Holland, AE, Jones, AYM, Kho, ME, van der Lee, L, Moses, R, Ntoumenopoulos, G, Parry, SM, Patman, S

This document provides an update to the recommendations for physiotherapy management for adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the acute hospital setting. It includes: physiotherapy workforce planning and preparation; a screening tool for determining requirement for physiotherapy; and recommendations for the use of physiotherapy treatments and personal protective equipment. New advice and recommendations are provided on: workload management; staff health, including vaccination; providing clinical education; personal protective equipment; interventions, including awake proning, mobilisation and rehabilitation in patients with hypoxaemia. Additionally, recommendations for recovery after COVID-19 have been added, including roles that physiotherapy can offer in the management of post-COVID syndrome. The updated guidelines are intended for use by physiotherapists and other relevant stakeholders caring for adult patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 in the acute care setting and beyond.

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Publication title

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volume

68

Pagination

8-25

ISSN

1836-9553

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier Australia

Place of publication

Australia

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© 2021 Australian Physiotherapy Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Treatment of human diseases and conditions; Inpatient hospital care

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