Long-Term Coronavirus Disease 2019 Complications in Inpatients and Outpatients: A One-Year Follow-up Cohort Study.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 8(8): ofab384, 2021 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1356708
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, more and more people are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The short- and medium-term effects of the infection have been described, but the description of the long-term sequelae is lacking in the literature.METHODS:
Patients healed from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from February 2020 to May 2020 were considered for inclusion in this study, regardless of the severity of the disease during the acute phase. Eligible patients were consecutively contacted and a semistructured interview was administered between February and March 2021 by trained medical staff.RESULTS:
Three hundred three patients were eligible and accepted to participate in the study and were enrolled. Of those surveyed, most patients (81%) reported at least 1 symptom, and the most prevalent symptoms were fatigue (52%), pain (48%), and sleep disorders (47%). Sensory alterations were present in 28% of surveyed patients, but in most of these cases (74% of those affected by sensory alterations or 20% of the overall sample) symptoms reported were either anosmia or dysgeusia. Higher prevalence was generally observed with increasing age, although the most relevant differences were observed when comparing young versus middle-aged adults.CONCLUSIONS:
At 12 months after acute infection, COVID-19 survivors were still suffering from symptoms identified at shorter follow-up, and the most frequent symptoms included fatigue, pain, and sleep disorders. A more severe impairment in the acute phase did not seem to predict more severe complications.
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Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de cohorte
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Open Forum Infect Dis
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Ofid
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