Challenges of Physiotherapy regarding the care of patients affected by COVID-19.

  • Yazmín Castillo Sánchez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Ninfa Ramírez Durán Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Miguel Ángel Karam Calderón Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Keywords: COVID-19, physiotherapy, multidisciplinary team, current challenges

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a severe crisis never seen before throughout the world, representing a clinical challenge due to the multi-organ disease that can occur. In this regard, Physiotherapy plays an important role in patient care from critical hospital levels to and after discharge; However, to date, standards of care have been set that for professionals such as physiotherapists, in this case, places them in a situation where it is necessary to be at the forefront of the issue to solve respiratory problems and the probable consequences that they occur in this type of patient. The work that is presented delves into these problems.

Published
2022-05-01
Section
Artículos