Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on pulmonary function in early convalescence phase.

Yiying HuangCuiyan TanJian WuMeizhu ChenZhenguo WangLiyun LuoXiaorong ZhouXinran LiuXiaoling HuangShican YuanChaolin ChenFen GaoJin HuangHong ShanJing Liu

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

Impaired diffusing-capacity, lower respiratory muscle strength, and lung imaging abnormalities were detected in more than half of the COVID-19 patients in early convalescence phase. Compared with non-severe cases, severe patients had a higher incidence of DLCO impairment and encountered more TLC decrease and 6MWD decline.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
early onset
high resolution
sars cov
risk factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry