Affiliation:
1. Academic Research Institute of Physical Methods of Treatment, Medical Climatology and Rehabilitation named after I.M.Sechenov
2. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Medical Academy named after S.I.Georgievsky
Abstract
Introduction. The increase in the number of patients with post-COVID syndrome determines the relevance of their rehabilitation in sanatorium and resort institutions, of both local and climate-therapeutic resorts.Aim. To identify the possibility for the rehabilitation of patients with severe forms of COVID-19 in the conditions of the climatic pulmonological resort of the South Coast of Crimea in the winter season.Materials and methods. Clinical-anamnestic, laboratory, functional and computed-tomographic results of the examination of the thorax of a patient who had a severe form of COVID-19. Rehabilitation was carried out 21 days complexly using climatotherapy, therapeutic exercise, respiratory, medication and physiotherapy. The effectiveness of treatment was assessed using a 6-minute step test, Borg scale, mMRC dyspnea scale, oxygen assessment chart, rating of health status, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), dyspnea assessment index (DDI/TDI), questionnaires of life quality EQ-5D and SF-36.Results. At the end of the rehabilitation course, general well-being improved, shortness of breath decreased, exercise tolerance increased, positive dynamics of spirographic parameters, Borg scale scores and a 6-minute step test were noted. The indicators of depression on the HADS scale normalized, positive dynamics was noted according to the SF-36 questionnaire of the psychological component of health. The severity of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression according to the EQ-5D questionnaire decreased. The X-ray picture has improved. When determining the diffusion capacity of the lungs (DLCО), an increase of 30% from the initial value was revealed.Conclusion. Rehabilitation of a patient who had a severe form of COVID-19 with bilateral lung damage in the conditions of the climatic pulmonology resort of the South Coast of Crimea in the winter season is effective. To assess the lung function of patients who have undergone COVID-19, the most effective method can be considered the determination of lung diffusion capacity (DLCО). Spirogram indicators do not always objectively reflect the severity of the condition.
Publisher
Far Eastern Scientific Center Of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration
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