According to the chief pulmonologist of Russia, rehabilitation primarily requires the patients that result in severe disease decreased function of certain organs. Second, the recovered, which long were in the hospital.
“including in the intensive care unit, including artificial ventilation of lungs and have a greater risk of loss of muscle mass, muscle functions as a result of atrophy from disuse,” – said Sergey Avdeev.
According to him, the third potential group of patients – those patients who were on mechanical ventilation after intubation, the fourth group – those who were in the hospital, and require correction of mental functions. “That is a result of severe disease occur certain changes in the sphere of consciousness, such as depression and so forth,” – says the expert.
however, the pulmonologist noted that a certain recovery period is required, and those that suffered the disease in a mild form.
“Today it is difficult to plan a vacation at the seaside or in the mountains, respectively, it is necessary to provide a rest not far from the metropolis. Here you can enable certain modes associated with taking vitamins. Important vitamin D and some other vitamins can probably be considered as a measure of recovery from the disease,” said Sergey Avdeev.
In more complex cases, the expert has noted, on the basis of these groups of patients, their conditions and the remaining problems will need pulmonary rehabilitation, total rehabilitation with the involvement of a psychologist and specialists in health nutrition.
“overall, if we are talking today about the duration of rehabilitation in some cases requires from one to three months, and possibly longer time for the implementation of the chosen (doctor – approx. “RG”) programs”, – concluded the expert.
