Comparing severe COVID-19 outcomes of first and second/third waves: a prospective single-centre cohort study of health-related quality of life and pulmonary outcomes 6 months after infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to compare long-term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors between the first and second/third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, to assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) and respiratory health 6 months post-ICU and to study potential associations between patient characteristic and treatment variables regarding 6-month outcomes.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Single-centre study of adult COVID-19 patients with respiratory distress admitted to two Swedish ICUs during the first wave (1 March 2020-1 September 2020) and second/third waves (2 September 2020- 1 August 2021) with follow-up approximately 6 months after ICU discharge.

Participants

Critically ill COVID-19 patients who survived for at least 90 d

SUBMITTER: Darlington P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357304 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature