COVID-19 postacute care major organ damage: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major organ complications have been reported in patients hospitalised for COVID-19; most studies lacked controls.

Objective

Examine major organ damage postdischarge among adults hospitalised for COVID-19 versus non-COVID-19 controls.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Library from 1 January 2020 to 19 May 2021.

Study eligibility criteria

English language studies of adults discharged from hospital for COVID-19; reporting major organ damage. Single review of abstracts; independent dual review of full text.

Study appraisal and synthesis methods

Study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Appraisal Checklist for Cohort Studies. Outcome data were not pooled due to heterogeneity in populations, study designs and outcome asses

SUBMITTER: Greer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412042 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature