An Integrated Care Strategy for the Follow-up of Patients With COVID-19-Associated Chemosensory Dysfunction.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 164(2): 294-296, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1125766
ABSTRACT
The proportion of patients with residual olfactory and gustatory dysfunction after COVID-19 is increasing, and practical health care strategies need to be developed to manage this novel situation in otolaryngology services worldwide. Starting from our experience in a large Italian hospital, we estimated that >1500 people will complain of some form of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in the future months in our region. We want to share our logistical and clinical integrated pathway that is aimed to screen and refer each patient to the most appropriate level of care in order to optimize resources and avoid overwhelming the available clinics.
Keywords
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Available
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Taste Disorders
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Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
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COVID-19
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Olfaction Disorders
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0194599820950716
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