Patient-Centered Outcomes Following COVID-19: Frailty and Disability Transitions in Critical Care Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

As the pandemic advances, the interest in the long-lasting consequences of COVID-19 increases. However, a few studies have explored patient-centered outcomes in critical care survivors. We aimed to investigate frailty and disability transitions in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

University hospital in Sao Paulo.

Patients

Survivors of COVID-19 ICU admissions.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We assessed frailty using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). We also evaluated 15 basic, instrumental, and mobility activities. Baseline frailty and disability were defined by clinical conditions 2-4 weeks before COVID-19, and post-COVID-19 was characterized 90 days (day 90) after hospital

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi LU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112506 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature