Surviving critical COVID-19: How functionality, physical, mental and cognitive outcomes evolve?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the long-term consequences of critical COVID-19, regarding physical, mental, cognitive and functional impairments, and to describe its evolution through time.

Methods

Prospective cohort study, with consecutive inclusion of patients admitted due to SARS-CoV-2 to intensive care units(ICU) of a tertiary-care center, between May/2020 and September/2021. All included patients were included in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine(PRM) inpatient programs during ICU stay. Eligible patients were evaluated on PRM appointments 6 and 12 months after ICU discharge. In each visit, physical examination and a predefined set of scales were applied, aiming to comprehensively evaluate the three domains (physical, mental and cognitive) of post-intensive care syndrome and the

SUBMITTER: Teixeira-Vaz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289386 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature