J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
April 2022
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) guidelines endorse early rehabilitation to improve outcomes in hospitalized patients, but the evidence base to support this recommendation is lacking. We examined the association between early rehabilitation and in-hospital deaths in COVID-19 patients.
Method: A single-center retrospective study, involving 990 COVID-19 patients (42.