Symptoms and signs of long COVID: A rapid review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long COVID is defined as symptoms and signs related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that are present at least four weeks following acute infection. These symptoms and signs are poorly characterised but may be associated with significant morbidity. We sought to synthesise the evidence on their incidence to guide future research, policy and practice.

Methods

We searched Medline and Embase for longitudinal cohort studies from January 2020 to July 2021 that investigated adults with long COVID at least four weeks after acute infection. Risk of bias was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist for cohort studies. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed with subgroup analysis by follow-up time (4-12 vs more than 12 weeks).<

SUBMITTER: Healey Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125197 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature