Oximetry at admission as a predictor of tomographic and functional impairment after 3-6 months in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate characteristics that may be associated with radiologic and functional findings following discharge in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods

This single-center, prospective, observational cohort study comprised patients aged >18 years who were hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia, between May and October 2020. After 3 to 6 months of discharge, patients were clinically evaluated and underwent spirometry, a 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and chest computed tomography (CT). Statistical analysis was performed using association and correlation tests.

Results

A total of 134 patients were included (25/114 [22%] were admitted with severe hypoxemia). On the follow-up chest CT, 29/92 (32%) had no abnormalities, regardless of the s

SUBMITTER: Villar PME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature