Predictors of specialist care referrals (SCR) following emergency department review or hospital admission in adults with previous acute COVID-19: a prospective UK cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-COVID research to date focuses on outcomes in non-hospitalised vs. hospitalised survivors. However Emergency Department attendees (post-ED) presenting with acute COVID-19 may experience less supported recovery compared to people admitted and discharged from hospital (post-hospitalised group, PH).

Objective

We evaluated outcomes and predictors of specialty care referrals (SCR) in those with ongoing symptomatic Long-COVID, comparing post-ED and PH adults.

Methods

This prospective observational cohort study evaluates 800 PH and 484 post-ED adults from a single hospital in London, United Kingdom. Participants had either confirmed laboratory-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection or clinically suspected acute COVID-19 and were offered post-COVID clinical follow-up a

SUBMITTER: Saigal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756147 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature