Experience in the use of thermal heliox when carrying out rehabilitation measures for patients after suffering a coronavirus infection

Patients with COVID-19 with moderate and severe forms of lung damage, respiratory failure are especially in need of rehabilitation. The most attractive method of long - term and safe oxygen supply is the use of a thermalized mixture of oxygen and helium (t-He/O2) - Heliox. The results of its implementation in 18 patients were analyzed. On days 2-3 after the start of rehabilitation therapy with heliox, the oxygen saturation in the blood increased by 3-4%, gas exchange improved, the need for oxygen therapy and artificial ventilation decreased, the symptoms of respiratory failure decreased, and the dynamics of the process of resolving pathological changes in the lungs was accelerated, earlier recovery of performance.

new coronavirus infection, lung damage, rehabilitation, thermalized oxygen-helium mixture - heliox