Three-Month Pulmonary Function and Radiological Outcomes in COVID-19 Survivors: A Longitudinal Patient Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate pulmonary function and radiological outcomes in a group of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors.

Methods

One hundred seventy-two COVID-19 survivors in a follow-up clinic in a referral hospital underwent high-resolution computed tomography (CT) of the thorax and pulmonary function at 3 months after hospital discharge.

Results

The median duration from hospital discharge to radiological and pulmonary function test (interquartile range) was 90 (88-95) days. Abnormal pulmonary function was found in 11 (6.40%) patients, and abnormal small airway function (FEF_25-75%) in 12 (6.98%). Six (3.49%) patients had obstructive ventilation impairment, and 6 (3.49%) had restrictive ventilatory impairment. No significant dif

SUBMITTER: Liao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7717449 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature