COVID-19-New challenges in dysphagia and respiratory therapy

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to severe disease courses with multiple organ involvement, respiratory and neurological functional impairments. Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) in this patient group can result from primary damage to the central and peripheral neuronal swallowing network but also from the frequently prolonged intensive care treatment and mechanical ventilation. Clinical observations indicate persistence of dysphagia in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (long COVID), so that these patients probably also need long-term interventions for rehabilitation of safe and sufficient oral feeding. Therefore, structured disease-specific monitoring of dysphagia symptoms should be integrated into the treatment of COVID-19 patients and respiratory therapy should be an essential part of dysphagia management to re-establish cough effectiveness and breathing-swallowing coordination. Challenges arise from necessary adjustments to established treatment standards to prevent infections. Furthermore, the selection and intensity of therapeutic measures have to be adapted to the capacities and the specific pathophysiology of COVID-19 and long COVID patients to prevent further functional deterioration.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Nervenarzt. 2023 Feb;94(2):186. - PMID 35951053

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93

Enthalten in:

Der Nervenarzt - 93(2022), 2 vom: 25. Feb., Seite 167-174

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

COVID-19 – neue Herausforderungen in der Dysphagie- und Atemtherapie

Beteiligte Personen:

Frank, Ulrike [VerfasserIn]
Frank, Katrin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fatigue
Hypoxemia
Journal Article
Laryngeal functions
Long COVID
Post intensive care syndrome (PICS)
Review

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Date Completed 10.02.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Nervenarzt. 2023 Feb;94(2):186. - PMID 35951053

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00115-021-01162-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327875518