Author(s)

Rufus A. Adedoyin^1*, Jibril Mohammed², Chidiebele P. Ojukwu³, Udoka A. C. Okafor⁴, Ifeanyi K. Oti⁵, Chioma L. Onuchukwu⁶, Samuel O. Famude⁷, Emmanuel S. Aliyu⁸, Ifeoma B. Nwosu⁹, Ernest E. Anikwe¹⁰, Adesola C. Odole¹¹, Rita N. Ativie³, Nse A. Odunaiya¹¹, Happiness A. Aweto⁴, Caleb A. O. Gbiri⁴

¹Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
²Physiotherapy Department, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
³Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
⁴Physiotherapy Department, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
⁵Physiotherapy Department, University Teaching Hospital, Port-harcout, Nigeria.
⁶Physiotherapy Department, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
⁷Physiotherapy Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
⁸Physiotherapy Department, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
⁹Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Nnamdi Azikwe University, Nnewi, Akwa, Campus, Nigeria.
¹⁰Physiotherapy Department, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
¹¹Physiotherapy Department, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) refers to a clinical disorder caused by a new coronavirus that emerged in late 2019. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, as of June 23 2020, over 15 million confirmed cases of patients with COVID-19 have been reported globally, out of which over 600,000 deaths were recorded. The management of patients with COVID-19 is critical. This position paper was prepared through online search for the available guideline in the literature to serve as treatment guidelines for Nigerian physiotherapists and possibly physiotherapists in Sub-Saharan Africa region.

COVID-19, Respiratory Disease, Prevention, Physiotherapy, Nigeria

Adedoyin, R. , Mohammed, J. , Ojukwu, C. , Okafor, U. , Oti, I. , Onuchukwu, C. , Famude, S. , Aliyu, E. , Nwosu, I. , Anikwe, E. , Odole, A. , Ativie, R. , Odunaiya, N. , Aweto, H. and Gbiri, C. (2020) Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection in Acute Settings: A Position Paper for Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapists by the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria. Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 8, 72-82. doi: 10.4236/ojtr.2020.83007.