Rehabilitation in a Patient with Sarcopenic Dysphagia on Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support Following COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report
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- Text
- Authors
- Kim, Jieun; Han, Yuji; Han, Soo Jeong; Shim, Hunbo; Choi, Hee Jung; Suh, Jee Hyun
- Source
- Journal of the Korean Dysphagia Society. 13(2):155-160
- Subject
- Case Report
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Sarcopenic dysphagia is a complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This report describes the approach to rehabilitation in a 65-year-old man with sarcopenic dysphagia who contracted severe COVID-19 and underwent awake venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO). He started active rehabilitation while receiving vv-ECMO and underwent a course of comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation lasting 115 days. The sarcopenic dysphagia improved, and he regained physical functional independence without any complications at hospital discharge.