Dyspnoea, lung function and CT findings 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The long-term pulmonary outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are unknown. We aimed to describe self-reported dyspnoea, quality of life, pulmonary function and chest computed tomography (CT) findings 3 months following hospital admission for COVID-19. We hypothesised outcomes to be inferior for patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), compared with non-ICU patients.Discharged COVID-19 patients from six Norwegian hospitals were enrolled consecutively in a prospective cohort study. The current report describes the first 103 participants, including 15 ICU patients. The modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale, the EuroQol Group's questionnaire, spirometry, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (D _LCO), 6-min walk test, pulse oxi

SUBMITTER: Lerum TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature