Recovering From COVID-19 Ventilator + Lung Injury: Speech Pathology Perspectives
Dysphagia specialist Rinki Varindani Desai shares her perspective on how COVID-19 has impacted her work and patients.
After ventilation, patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection face an often difficult recovery process. They may not be able to speak normally.
In particularly difficult cases, patients may not be able to swallow, introducing a wide range of challenges living daily life.
While the process of recovery varies from individual to individual, many fundamentals of the recovery were pioneered long before COVID-19.
Dysphagia specialist Rinki Varindani Desai shares her perspective on how the pandemic has impacted her work and patients. From patient profile to disruptions in quality of care, Desai gives a comprehensive picture of how both COVID-19 and regulatory issues have impacted her work.
