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European Respiratory Society statement on long COVID follow-up
- Source :
- European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Journal, 2022, 60 (2), ⟨10.1183/13993003.02174-2021⟩, Antoniou, K M, Vasarmidi, E, Russell, A M, Andrejak, C, Crestani, B, Delcroix, M, Dinh-Xuan, A T, Poletti, V, Sverzellati, N, Vitacca, M, Witzenrath, M, Tonia, T & Spanevello, A 2022, ' European Respiratory Society statement on long COVID follow-up ', European Respiratory Journal, vol. 60, no. 2, 2102174 . https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02174-2021
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2022.
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Abstract
- Patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection frequently experience symptom burden post-acute infection or post-hospitalisation. We aimed to identify optimal strategies for follow-up care that may positively impact the patient's quality of life (QoL). A European Respiratory Society (ERS) Task Force convened and prioritised eight clinical questions. A targeted search of the literature defined the timeline of "long COVID" as 1-6 months post-infection and identified clinical evidence in the follow-up of patients. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria report an association of characteristics of acute infection with persistent symptoms, thromboembolic events in the follow-up period, and evaluations of pulmonary physiology and imaging. Importantly, this statement reviews QoL consequences, symptom burden, disability and home care follow-up. Overall, the evidence for follow-up care for patients with long COVID is limited. ispartof: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL vol:60 issue:2 ispartof: location:England status: published
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09031936 and 13993003
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Journal, 2022, 60 (2), ⟨10.1183/13993003.02174-2021⟩, Antoniou, K M, Vasarmidi, E, Russell, A M, Andrejak, C, Crestani, B, Delcroix, M, Dinh-Xuan, A T, Poletti, V, Sverzellati, N, Vitacca, M, Witzenrath, M, Tonia, T & Spanevello, A 2022, ' European Respiratory Society statement on long COVID follow-up ', European Respiratory Journal, vol. 60, no. 2, 2102174 . https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02174-2021
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0adb67e8856fc801f070dc24226f94ae