Clinical characteristics of Long COVID patients presenting to a dedicated academic post-COVID-19 clinic in Central Texas.

ABSTRACT: Post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), also known as Long COVID, is a complex and widely recognized illness with estimates ranging from 5 to 30% of all COVID-19 cases. We performed a retrospective chart review of patients who presented to a dedicated Post-COVID-19 clinic between June 2021 and May 2022. The median patient age was 44.5 years, 63.5% patients were female, and patients presented at a median of 10.4 months from acute COVD-19 infection. 78% self-identified their race as white, and 21% identified as Latino ethnicity. During the acute COVID-19 infection, 50% of patients experienced moderate disease severity and 10.5% were hospitalized. The top three co-morbid conditions prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection included mental health conditions, hypertension and asthma. Patients reported a med

SUBMITTER: Aziz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713530 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature