A worldwide look into long COVID-19 management: an END-COVID survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long COVID is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome characterised by a variety of reported symptoms and signs. Its clinical management is expected to differ significantly worldwide.

Methods

A survey-based study investigating long COVID-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) has been conducted by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) END-COVID clinical research collaboration with the support of other international societies (ALAT, APSR, CHEST, ESCMID and PATS). A global analysis of the results is provided here, alongside sub-population analysis based on continents, national income levels, type of involved healthcare professional and inclusion or exclusion of paediatric patients.

Findings

1015 healthcare professionals from 110 different countries worldwide

SUBMITTER: Nigro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature