Post-COVID syndrome: A prospective study in a tertiary hospital of Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome is defined as the persistence of symptoms after viral clearance and the emergence of new symptoms after a few months following recovery from COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of post-COVID-19 syndrome and the risk factors that contribute to its development.

Methods

This study was conducted prospectively in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), located in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. The patients were followed up for three months.

Results

The post-COVID status of 300 patients admitted to the COVID emergency of TUTH was studied. The mean age of the patients was 46.6±15.7 years, and the proportion of male (56%) was slightly higher than female (44%). Most of the patients (81.7%) had f

SUBMITTER: Shah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9365179 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature