Respiratory Rehabilitation
Studies elucidate poorly understood long COVID.
18 Jul, 2021 | 23:42h | UTCStudies elucidate poorly understood long COVID – CIDRAP
Long Covid: fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction are the most common symptoms, according to an international survey.
18 Jul, 2021 | 23:44h | UTCCommentaries: Identification of over 200 long COVID symptoms prompts call for UK screening programme – University College London AND A survey of long-haulers found 66 symptoms that lasted more than 6 months. Tiredness and brain fog were most common. – Insider AND Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms, study finds – The Guardian
M-A of randomized trials: In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, there was no difference in mortality between higher vs. lower positive end-expiratory pressure strategies.
16 Jul, 2021 | 10:43h | UTC
Long Covid: 39% of patients report persistent symptoms more than seven months after diagnosis of COVID-19 in an outpatient setting.
13 Jul, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCCommentaries: Long COVID symptoms in a third of people with COVID-19 – American College of Physicians AND Covid-19: 1-in-3 Patients Reported Long-Hauler Symptoms – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
A new prospective cohort study of >400 people with mild to moderate (outpatient) covid at 7-9 months: nearly 1 of 3 had persistent symptoms #LongCovid @AnnalsofIM
https://t.co/ix1Hhsm0iZ
by @mayssamnehme and colleagues pic.twitter.com/Uc4UEclDvA— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 5, 2021
[Preprint] Long Covid: Persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a random community sample of 508,707 people.
13 Jul, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCCommentary: Study explores the prevalence of long COVID in England – News Medical
Review: Non-invasive ventilatory support and high-flow nasal oxygen as first-line treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS.
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Physiology-to-bedside overview about non-invasive ventilatory support in AHRF & #ARDS
➡️spontaneous breathing: benefits/harms
➡️how to make spontaneous effort non‑injurious?
➡️optimizing HFNO & NIV
➡️monitoring to detect failure & be protective
➡️evidencehttps://t.co/KPW2u8akhA pic.twitter.com/yKVxrYaFmZ— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 7, 2021
Seminar | Acute respiratory distress syndrome.
5 Jul, 2021 | 01:57h | UTCAcute respiratory distress syndrome – The Lancet
Long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): An overview of biological factors that may contribute to persistent symptoms.
30 Jun, 2021 | 10:24h | UTC
M-A: The utility of the rapid shallow breathing index in predicting successful extubation – “As a stand-alone test, the RSBI has moderate sensitivity and poor specificity for predicting extubation success”.
30 Jun, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCThe Utility of the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index in Predicting Successful Extubation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
[Preprint] Long Covid: Third of people infected have long term symptoms.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:30h | UTCCovid-19: Third of people infected have long term symptoms – The BMJ
Original study (preprint): Persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a random community sample of 508,707 people – Imperial College London
Long Covid: Half of young adults with COVID-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after, study finds.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:33h | UTCOriginal Study: Long COVID in a prospective cohort of home-isolated patients – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Analysis of a prospectively enrolled cohort of patients with #SARSCoV2 infections reveals a high proportion who experienced #LongCovid symptoms at 6 months, despite being relatively young and having only mild to moderate acute #COVID19 symptoms https://t.co/fuW2QpfJog
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) June 23, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease.
23 Jun, 2021 | 10:16h | UTCNews Release: Sleep apnea worsens heart disease, yet often untreated – American Heart Association
RCT: Routine use of prophylactic postoperative continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) does not prevent pneumonia, re-intubation, and death after major abdominal surgery.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCPostoperative continuous positive airway pressure to prevent pneumonia, re-intubation, and death after major abdominal surgery (PRISM): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Published today in @LancetRespirMed is the final report of @prismtrial, an international multi-centre phase-3 randomised trial of routine postoperative CPAP to prevent pneumonia, re-intubation & death after major abdominal surgery https://t.co/e09pSTi2sa @rupert_pearse @QMULWHRI
— Tom Abbott (@_tomabbott) June 19, 2021
Almost 25% of COVID-19 patients develop long-lasting symptoms, according to a new report.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCAlmost 25% of COVID-19 Patients Develop Long-Lasting Symptoms, According to a New Report – TIME
Original report: A Detailed Study of Patients with Long-Haul COVID – FAIR Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📍1 in 4–almost a quarter of people infected develop at least one lingering health problem after 30 days with #COVID19. The most common included pain, breathing trouble, high cholesterol, malaise and/or fatigue and high blood pressure. 🧵 https://t.co/G4uPtnq86A
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 15, 2021
Video | Evaluation and care of patients with persistent symptoms following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
Non-invasive oxygenation strategies for respiratory failure with COVID-19: A concise narrative review of literature in pre and mid-COVID-19 era.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:25h | UTC
Perspective | The four most urgent questions about long COVID.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:47h | UTCThe four most urgent questions about long COVID – Nature
M-A: Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:29h | UTC
Report: 376,000 people in UK have had long Covid symptoms for at least a year.
8 Jun, 2021 | 09:27h | UTC376,000 people in UK have had long Covid symptoms for at least a year – ONS – The Guardian
Original report: Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 4 June 2021 – Office for National Statistics
M-A: The benefit of dysphagia screening in adult patients with stroke.
6 Jun, 2021 | 23:43h | UTC
M-A: In hypoxemic non-hypercapnic patients, early extubation followed by noninvasive ventilation can reduce the total number of days of invasive mechanical ventilation (mean difference, − 2.04 days), without effects in ICU mortality.
4 Jun, 2021 | 10:27h | UTC
Count the cost of disability caused by COVID-19 – “Focusing only on cases and deaths hides the pandemic’s lasting health burden on people, societies and economies”.
27 May, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCCount the cost of disability caused by COVID-19 – Nature
Systematic review of 45 studies including 9751 participants, most of which were hospitalized, found 73% had at least 1 persistent symptom for weeks after Covid-19.
27 May, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCCommentary: Seven out of ten hospitalized COVID-19 patients will have long-haul symptoms – MedicalXpress
COVID Morbidity – The emerging burden of long COVID is significant, and needs to be considered when evaluating the risk vs. benefit of pandemic measures.
27 May, 2021 | 08:34h | UTCCOVID Morbidity – Science-Based Medicine
Short review: Diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome
26 May, 2021 | 08:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#ARDS is an important priority in our ICUs at the moment. Our @CMAJ review looks at diagnosis, and provides a guideline-based approach to management, along with a discussion on #COVID19 ARDS.
A great primer for those new to ARDS!
OPEN ACCESS Link: https://t.co/saVdFT6Wyn pic.twitter.com/HbhoYbeG3u
— Shannon Fernando (@shanfernands) May 25, 2021


