1. Respiratory and Psychophysical Sequelae Among Patients With COVID-19 Four Months After Hospital Discharge
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Paolo Marzullo, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, P. Prosperini, Marco Battaglia, Filippo Patrucco, Valeria Binda, Alessandro Croce, Elisa Clivati, Luca Lorenzini, Maria Martelli, Alice Pirovano, Erica Matino, Mario Pirisi, Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Mattia Bellan, Marco Invernizzi, A. Feggi, Antonio Panero, Martina Costanzo, Cristina Rigamonti, Simona De Vecchi, Margherita Borg, Daria Cuneo, Giuseppe Bartolomei, Sofia Battistini, Carlo Cisari, Alessio Baricich, Elena Parachini, Amalia Jona, Carla Gramaglia, Martina Gai, Giuseppe Patti, Luigi Mario Castello, Carla De Benedittis, Riccardo Quaglino, Lucia Loreti, Erika Zecca, Camilla Vecchi, Daniele Soddu, Patrizia Zeppegno, Gian Carlo Avanzi, Giulia Baldon, E. Gattoni, Eleonora Gambaro, Leonardo Grisafi, Chiara Guerriero, Piero Emilio Balbo, and Eyal Hayden
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Pulmonary function testing ,Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ,Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome ,DLCO ,Interquartile range ,Internal medicine ,Case fatality rate ,Medicine ,Humans ,Lung volumes ,Respiratory system ,Prospective cohort study ,Original Investigation ,Aged ,Lung ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Research ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Physical Functional Performance ,Respiration Disorders ,Patient Discharge ,Respiratory Function Tests ,Online Only ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Infectious Diseases ,Italy ,Female ,business - Abstract
Key Points Question What respiratory, functional, and psychological sequalae are associated with recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Findings In this cohort study of 238 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in an academic hospital in Northern Italy, more than half of participants had a significant reduction of diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide or measurable functional impairment and approximately one-fifth of patients had symptoms of posttraumatic stress 4 months after discharge. Meaning These findings suggest that despite virological recovery, a sizable proportion of patients with COVID-19 experienced respiratory, functional, or psychological sequelae months after hospital discharge., This cohort study examines prevalence and risk factors associated with lung function or physical impairment or posttraumatic stress symptoms among survivors of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)., Importance Although plenty of data exist regarding clinical manifestations, course, case fatality rate, and risk factors associated with mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), long-term respiratory and functional sequelae in survivors of COVID-19 are unknown. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of lung function anomalies, exercise function impairment, and psychological sequelae among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, 4 months after discharge. Design, Setting, and Participants This prospective cohort study at an academic hospital in Northern Italy was conducted among a consecutive series of patients aged 18 years and older (or their caregivers) who had received a confirmed diagnosis of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection severe enough to require hospital admission from March 1 to June 29, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed via reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction testing, bronchial swab, serological testing, or suggestive computed tomography results. Exposure Severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome of the study was to describe the proportion of patients with a diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (Dlco) less than 80% of expected value. Secondary outcomes included proportion of patients with severe lung function impairment (defined as Dlco
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- 2021