95%) and prevention of general complications (> 83%). Physical deconditioning was considered an infrequent indication. When compared with mobilization strategies, the use of respiratory interventions showed great variability in both work settings, and techniques considered effective were underutilized. The most frequently used respiratory techniques in the ICU were positioning (86%), alveolar recruitment (73%), and hard/brief expiratory rib cage compression (46%), whereas those in the ward were active prone positioning (90%), breathing exercises (88%), and directed/assisted cough (75%). The mobilization interventions reported by more than 75% of the respondents were sitting on the edge of the bed, active and resistive range of motion exercises, standing, ambulation, and stepping in place. Conclusions: The least common reason for indications for physiotherapy was avoidance of deconditioning, whereas oxygenation improvement was the most frequent one. Great variability in respiratory interventions was observed when compared with mobilization therapies, and there is a clear need to standardize respiratory physiotherapy treatment for hospitalized patients with COVID-19." />

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Physiotherapy practice for hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Prática fisioterapêutica para pacientes hospitalizados com COVID-19

Letícia Marcelino Sotelo Dias1, Fernando Silva Guimaraes2, Camila Ferreira Leite3, Flavia Marini Paro4, Raquel Annoni5, Ana Carolina Otoni Oliveira6, Marilita Falangola Accioly5,6, Marcia Souza Volpe1,7

DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20220121

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