Surgery and Rehabilitation in Italy

Rehabilitation

Following Heart surgery in general, such as:

Acute coronary syndrome with cardiac decompensation or severe left ventricle dysfunction

Coma rehabilitation includes passive mobilisation, artificial nutrition (enteral and/or parenteral, as appropriate), mechanical ventilation / oxygen therapy, pressure sores care, continuous monitoring of vital functions.

Rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune systemic diseases with joint involvement

Pneumological rehabilitation for patients who had severe interstitial pneumonia (and probably spent several weeks in hospital, if not in Intensive Care)

Combined pneumological, neurological and motor rehabilitation for patients who spent several days or weeks in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – the so-called post ICU syndrome

Combined rehabilitation for less severe patients who, on the other hand, have been diagnosed with Long-Covid (sometimes called Covid-19 sequelae). This is more intensive but more difficult, given the complex constellation of symptoms that characterises the syndrome. An estimated 14%-20% of patients who had Covid-19 with persistent symptoms after 12 week, with or without multi-organ damage, are now diagnosed with Long-Covid. Some of these can benefit from motor, pneumological, cardiological and / or neurological rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation following Covid-19 infection is complex, and can be split into three main streams:

A new agency, dedicated to offering orthopaedic surgery and physical rehabilitation at four private hospitals in Italy.

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Howbery Park
Innovation Centre
Windrush East, Suite E01
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BA
United Kingdom