Residual cardiopulmonary manifestations following COVID-19: a Tanzanian ambispective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Residual COVID-19 sequelae create a public health concern as they add to the already heavy burden of non-communicable diseases. We set out to investigate the magnitude of residual cardiopulmonary manifestations postacute COVID-19 and their associated factors in Tanzania.

Methods

This was an ambispective study conducted between 26 March 2021 and 30 July 2021, among 712 hospitalised adults confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 in five tertiary-level hospitals in Tanzania. Retrospective data were analysed to determine baseline characteristics of the patients during acute COVID-19 admission. This was linked to prospective data that were collected 2 years postacute hospitalisation with COVID-19 to determine cardiopulmonary complications among these patients. Radiological pulmona

SUBMITTER: Osati EFO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581019 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature