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Letter to the Editor

Rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients

Luigia Brugliera, Alfio Spina, Paola Castellazzi, Paolo Cimino, Andrea Tettamanti, Elise Houdayer, Pietro Arcuri, Federica Alemanno, Pietro Mortini, Sandro Iannaccone
Department of Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery, I.R.C.C.S. San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy. E-mail: brugliera.luigia@hsr.it
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2678

Abstract

Lay Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has dramatically transformed the organization of public and private health organizations all over the world. In Italy and particularly in Milan, which region (Lombardy) represents the centrepiece of the Italian pandemic, we are managing a large number of patients who need rehabilitative care after the acute phase of the disease. In this Letter to the Editor, we discussed the different rehabilitation issues of COVID-19 patients.

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