Post-COVID-19 pulmonary function tests in young health care workers in South Indian population – An observational study

ABSTRACT

Lungs being the earliest organ to be affected carry more risk of long-term morbidity. [...]pulmonary function tests (PFTs) on post-COVID young health care workers provide a better view on the impact, recovery and residual effects. [2] Till date, no pharmacological intervention has found to be completely effective in such cases. [...]it is important to follow-up patients with pulmonary function tests (PFT) even after the infective period. The improvement or deterioration in PFT along with sequelae can be adequately tested only with a routine follow-up. [...]the novelty of the project lies in focusing on health care workers with regards to COVID exposure, assessing the lung function tests. MATERIALS AND METHODS This observational and cross-sectional study was done in the department of pulmonary medicine of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Madurai for a period of 4 months between January and April 2021 after obtaining Institutional Ethical committee clearance.