Functional Outcomes and Their Association With Physical Performance in Mechanically Ventilated Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survivors at 3 Months Following Hospital Discharge: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We performed a comprehensive health assessment in mechanically ventilated coronavirus disease 2019 survivors to assess the impact of respiratory and skeletal muscle injury sustained during ICU stay on physical performance at 3 months following hospital discharge.

Design

Preregistered prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

University hospital ICU.

Patients

All mechanically ventilated coronavirus disease 2019 patients admitted to our ICU during the first European pandemic wave.

Measurements and main results

At 3 months after hospital discharge, 46 survivors underwent a comprehensive physical assessment (6-min walking distance, Medical Research Council sum score and handgrip strength), a full pulmonary function test, and a chest CT scan

SUBMITTER: van Gassel RJJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439632 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature