Twelve Months and Counting: Following Clinical Outcomes in Critical COVID-19 Survivors.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Recent reports suggest that patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) often experience long-term consequences of the infection. However, studies on intensive care unit (ICU) survivors are underrepresented. Objectives: We aimed to explore 12-month clinical outcomes after critical COVID-19, describing the longitudinal progress of disabilities, frailty status, frequency of cognitive impairment, and clinical events (rehospitalization, institutionalization, and falls). Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study of survivors of COVID-19 ICU admissions in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We assessed patients every 3 months for 1 year after hospital discharge and obtained information on 15 activities of daily living (basic, instrumental, and mobility activities),

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi LU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989854 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature