The Use of Modern Technologies in Post-COVID-19 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.

Featured Application: This is a thematically-structured literature review that reports on the latest medical technologies used in post-COVID-19 cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, which includes not only hospital care medical devices but also telemedicine-based rehabilitation, remote patient monitoring and emerging technologies used in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Randomized trials, recommendations, quasi-randomized or prospective controlled clinical trials, reports, guidelines, field updates and letters to the editor were included in English. Two independent authors selected studies that met the inclusion criteria in this review. The inclusion criteria are: the year of publication (2020–2022), the approach of technologies and techniques used in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation process for COVID-19 sequel, the patient's accessibility to techniques and technologies and the duration of the reduced recovery period. Exclusion criteria: studies that include pathologies other than cardiopulmonary pathologies post-COVID-19 sequels. Studies for which the complete text could not be found or which did not address the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation treatments or services of COVID-19 patients were excluded. Managing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19 remains a global challenge due to the facets of this virus. The technologies used in the rehabilitation of post-COVID-19 patients fail to keep pace with the global epidemiological developments. The purpose of this article is to review the medical technologies used in post-COVID-19 cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and the innovations that have allowed us to adapt and care for our patients. The pandemic highlighted the need for seismic changes in diagnostic and rehabilitation paradigms. We discuss advances in telemedicine and telemedicine-based rehabilitation, remote patient monitoring and emerging technologies used in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. The rapid adoption of modern technologies in the practice of post-COVID-19 cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is promising and can improve patients' access to complex rehabilitation programs with outstanding results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]