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SILVA, Cássio Magalhães da Silva e et al. Evidence-based Physiotherapy and Functionality in Adult and Pediatric patients with COVID-19. J. Hum. Growth Dev. [online]. 2020, vol.30, n.1, pp. 148-155. ISSN 0104-1282.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.v30.10086.

INTRODUCTION: The corona virus (2019-nCoV OR HCOV-19 or CoV2), has emerged in China as the main cause of viral pneumonia (COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease-19). : To provide evidence-based Physiotherapy and functionality in patients with adult and pediatric COVID-19METHODS: This is an integrative literature review using the MedLine / PubMed databases, library of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDRoRESULTS: Part of the patients with covid 19 show signs of respiratory deficiency with hypoxemia, with low severity in children. Impaired functionality is also expectedCONCLUSION: COVID-19 causes low pulmonary compliance and important changes in lung function with hypoxemia and cardiovascular repercussions. These changes lead to the need for Physiotherapy and the management of oxygen therapy and ventilatory support (invasive and non-invasive) for these patients

Palabras clave : Physiotherapy; International Classification of Functionality; Disability and Health; hypoxia.

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