Cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and limitations 3 months after COVID-19 hospitalisation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to describe cardiopulmonary function during exercise 3 months after hospital discharge for COVID-19 and compare groups according to dyspnoea and intensive care unit (ICU) stay.

Methods

Participants with COVID-19 discharged from five large Norwegian hospitals were consecutively invited to a multicentre, prospective cohort study. In total, 156 participants (mean age 56.2 years, 60 females) were examined with a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) 3 months after discharge and compared with a reference population. Dyspnoea was assessed using the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale.

Results

Peak oxygen uptake (V'_{O2  peak}) <80% predicted was observed in 31% (n=49). Ventilatory efficiency

SUBMITTER: Skjorten I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature