One-year pulmonary impairment after severe COVID-19: a prospective, multicenter follow-up study.

Paola FaverioFabrizio LuppiPaola ReboraGabriele D'AndreaAnna StainerSara BusnelliMartina CatalanoGiuseppe ModafferiGiovanni FrancoAnna MonzaniStefania GalimbertiPaolo ScarpazzaElisa OggionniMonia BettiTiberio OggionniFederica De GiacomiFrancesco BiniBruno Dino BodiniMara ParatiLuca BilucagliaPaolo CerutiDenise ModinaSergio HarariAntonella CaminatiMarcello IntoteroPietro SergioGiuseppe MonzilloGiovanni LeatiAndrea BorghesiMaurizio ZompatoriRocco CorsoMaria Grazia ValsecchiGiacomo BellaniGiuseppe FotiAlberto Pesci

Published in: Respiratory research (2022)

DLCO alteration and non-fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities are common after 1 year from hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, particularly in older patients requiring higher ventilatory support. Studies with longer follow-ups are needed.

Keyphrases

sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
systemic sclerosis
case control
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
early onset
cross sectional
coronavirus disease
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
intensive care unit