Twelve-month follow-up after hospitalization for SARS-COV-2: Physiology improves, symptoms remain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Persistent symptoms on short-term follow-up after infection with COVID-19 are common, but long-term consequences have been insufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to characterize pulmonary function and ongoing symptoms 12 months after hospitalization with COVID-19.

Methods

This prospective multicenter study included 222 patients hospitalized with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 in the Central Denmark Region. Disease severity was stratified using WHO Clinical Progression Scale. Clinical characteristics, pulmonary function test (PFT), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and patient-reported outcome measures were collected at follow-up 3 and 12 months after discharge. Outcome measures from follow-up 3 months after discharge have previously been published.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Sperling S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957660 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature